CVE-2026-29645

NEMU (OpenXiangShan/NEMU) before v2025.12.r2 contains an improper instruction-validation flaw in its RISC-V Vector (RVV) decoder. The decoder does not correctly validate the funct3 field when decoding vsetvli/vsetivli/vsetvl, allowing certain invalid OP-V instruction encodings to be misinterpreted and executed as vset* configuration instructions rather than raising an illegal-instruction exception. This can be exploited by providing crafted RISC-V binaries to cause incorrect trap behavior, architectural state corruption/divergence, and potential denial of service in systems that rely on NEMU for correct execution or sandboxing.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.5 High

Status

Analyzed - cve@mitre.org

Published

2026-04-20

Last modified

2026-04-21

Weaknesses

CWE-1287, CWE-131

Affected products

• Nemu (Xiangshan)

References

• https://docs.riscv.org/reference/isa/unpriv/v-st-ext.html
• https://github.com/OpenXiangShan/NEMU/commit/481de637d5fc5838356caee80a79e56a33754039
• https://github.com/OpenXiangShan/NEMU/issues/952
• https://github.com/OpenXiangShan/NEMU/pull/958