Vulnerability · Published Jun 10, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-52752Ghidra < 12.0.2 - Path Traversal in Extension Installer via ZIP Entry Names
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in ghidra from nationalsecurityagency. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| nationalsecurityagency | ghidra | 0 – before 12.0.2 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-jhc2-q7qf-9c25) vendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-path-traversal-in-extension-installer-via-zip-entry-names third-party-advisory