Vulnerability · Published Jun 10, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-52751Ghidra < 12.1 - Remote Code Execution via Unfiltered RMI Deserialization in Shared Project Connection

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity unsafe deserialization in ghidra from nationalsecurityagency. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Ghidra before 12.1 contains an unsafe deserialization vulnerability in client-side Shared-Project RMI connection code that allows unauthenticated remote code execution. Attackers can craft a malicious project file with a ghidra:// URL that, when opened via File → Open Project, deserializes untrusted objects using a Jython 2.7.4 gadget chain to execute arbitrary commands.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
nationalsecurityagency	ghidra	0 – before 12.1

Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-fgg5-g275-7742) vendor-advisory
Patch Commit patch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-remote-code-execution-via-unfiltered-rmi-deserialization-in-shared-project-connection third-party-advisory