Vulnerability in Nationalsecurityagency Ghidra
CVE-2026-52753
Ghidra before 12.0.3 contains an out-of-memory vulnerability in the rust_demangle function that allocates unbounded output buffers without size limits. Attackers can craft malicious Rust symbol names in binaries to trigger exponential memory allocation, causing process crashes during binary analysis.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (4.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.9% 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, 12.0.3
- Nsa Ghidra
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-m94m-fqr3-x442 (Exploit, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-out-of-memory-in-rust-symbol-demangler-via-… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-52753?
- CVE-2026-52753 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nationalsecurityagency Ghidra, classified under CWE-789. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-06-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-52753?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.