VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-52752
Ghidra before 12.0.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the extension installer that fails to validate ZIP entry names during extraction.
HIGH 8.4EPSS 0.21%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.4 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.21% probability · 12th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- nsa/ghidra
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-jhc2-q7qf-9c25Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-path-traversal-in-extension-installer-via-zip-entry-namesThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-jhc2-q7qf-9c25Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.