CVE-2026-52752

Ghidra < 12.0.2 - Path Traversal in Extension Installer via ZIP Entry Names

Published Jun 10, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Ghidra before 12.0.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the extension installer that fails to validate ZIP entry names during extraction. Attackers can craft malicious extensions with traversal sequences like ../ in filenames to write arbitrary files outside the intended directory, enabling code execution.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Ghidra before 12.0.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the extension installer that fails to validate ZIP entry names during extraction. Attackers can craft malicious extensions with traversal sequences like ../ in filenames to write arbitrary files outside the intended directory, enabling code execution.
Title Ghidra < 12.0.2 - Path Traversal in Extension Installer via ZIP Entry Names
First Time appeared Nsa
Nsa ghidra
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nsa
Nsa ghidra
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jul 14, 2026, 9:33 PM
Reserved
Jun 8, 2026, 3:20 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 10, 2026, 2:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 11:10 AM