Path Traversal in Nationalsecurityagency Ghidra
CVE-2026-52752
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Nationalsecurityagency Ghidra — versions 0, 12.0.2
- Nsa Ghidra
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-jhc2-q7qf-9c25 (Exploit, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-path-traversal-in-extension-installer-via-z… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-52752?
- CVE-2026-52752 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nationalsecurityagency Ghidra, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-06-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-52752?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.