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CVE-2026-52754

Ghidra < 12.1 - Authentication Bypass via Null Signature in PKIAuthenticationModule

Published: Jun 10, 2026Updated: Jul 14, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-347
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 83.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Ghidra before 12.1 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in PKIAuthenticationModule.authenticate() that allows any user with a valid CA-signed certificate to impersonate other users by presenting their public certificate with a null signature. Attackers can escalate privileges, modify repository access controls, exfiltrate shared reverse engineering databases, and permanently compromise server integrity.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-347

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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References

https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-5wxq-7qpv-65p2
github.com
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/78729379e471bbb3d969409be6a8c3d24af84220
github.com
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/79d8f164f8bb8b15cfb60c5d4faeb8e1c25d15ca
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