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CVE-2026-52752

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

Published: Jun 10, 2026Updated: Jul 14, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 88.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

nationalsecurityagency
USaka nsa
ghidraOn-prem
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
nsa
USaka nsa (organization)
ghidraMixed
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-jhc2-q7qf-9c25
github.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-path-traversal-in-extension-installer-via-zip-entry-names
vulncheck.com

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