# CVE-2026-14788: radareorg radare2 cfile.c r_core_bin_load use after free

> A local attacker can exploit a use-after-free flaw in radare2's binary loading function to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a crash.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 6 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3h4h-fp54-55h6, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-14788

## What is CVE-2026-14788?

CVE-2026-14788 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Radare Radare2, published on 6 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A security vulnerability has been detected in radareorg radare2 up to 6.1.6. Affected by this vulnerability is the function r_core_bin_load of the file libr/core/cfile.c. Such manipulation leads to use after free. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The name of the patch is 635ab1eeb30340c26076722a90cb91fb2272130b. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free), CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14788?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Radare Radare2.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-14788?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-14788 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14788 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Radare Radare2

- [CVE-2025-1864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1864/): Buffer Overflow and Potential Code Execution in Radare2 (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2025-1744](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1744/): Out-of-bounds Write in radare2 (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2021-32494](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32494/): Denial of service in radare2 (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2021-32495](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32495/): Use after free in radare2 (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-29646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29646/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14788 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14788 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Radare Radare2, published on 6 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14788 exists.

Affected product: Radare Radare2. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14788/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14788/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14788
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14788
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14788

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14788/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.