High severity · published Jun 10, 2026
CVE-2026-52752
Ghidra < 12.0.2 - Path Traversal in Extension Installer via ZIP Entry Names
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GH
ghidra · nationalsecurityagency
before 12.0.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52752
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-52752
Exploit
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-jhc2-q7qf-9c25
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-path-traversal-in-extension-installer-via-zip-entry-names
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