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CVE-2026-49497

Ghidra < 12.1 - Path Traversal via .gnu_debuglink in DWARF External Debug File Resolution

Published: Jun 10, 2026Updated: Jul 14, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
3.3LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 91.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Ghidra before 12.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in SameDirDebugInfoProvider that fails to validate filenames from ELF binary .gnu_debuglink sections before constructing file paths. Attackers can craft malicious ELF binaries with traversal sequences to probe filesystem existence and leak CRC32 hashes of arbitrary files during automatic DWARF analysis.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

nsa
USaka nsa (organization)
ghidraMixed
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
nationalsecurityagency
USaka nsa
ghidraOn-prem
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-57g6-7qw2-p5hx
github.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-path-traversal-via-gnu-debuglink-in-dwarf-external-debug-file-resolution
vulncheck.com

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