CVE-2026-52752 HIGH

CVE-2026-52752: Ghidra < 12.0.2 - Path Traversal in Extension Installer via ZIP Entry Names

Vendor Nationalsecurityagency
Product ghidra
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published June 10, 2026
Last update June 10, 2026

CVSS base score

8.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 10, 2026 CVE published
June 10, 2026 Record updated