Ghidra < 12.0.2 - Path Traversal in Extension Installer via ZIP Entry Names
Priority HIGH 72CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00215 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed ghidra (nationalsecurityagency): 12.0.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NationalSecurityAgency | ghidra | before 12.0.2 | 12.0.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- ghidra VendorNationalSecurityAgency Affected before 12.0.2 Fixed in 12.0.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 12.0.2 | Vulnerable | NationalSecurityAgency |
- cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.0.2 Vulnerable ·NationalSecurityAgency
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ghidra (nationalsecurityagency) Fixed in 12.0.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-52752
References
More NationalSecurityAgency Ghidra vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-08846 Ghidra/RuntimeScripts/Linux/support/launch.sh in NSA Ghidra through 10.2.2 passes… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-37876 Ghidra < 12.1 - SQL Injection via Unescaped Filter Values in BSim Search CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-04310 NSA Ghidra Auto-Analysis Annotation Command Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-37873 Ghidra < 12.0.4 - Path Traversal via Zip Slip in Theme Import CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-36646 Ghidra < 12.1 - Heap-Use-After-Free in SleighBuilder::generatePointerAdd via Vector Reallocation CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-37877 Ghidra < 12.1.1 - Denial of Service via Uncontrolled Memory Allocation in Mach-O Parser CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.7
Sources
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