CVE-2026-52752

Ghidra < 12.0.2 - Path Traversal in Extension Installer via ZIP Entry Names

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 11:10 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsGhidraGhidra

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 12.0.2
Affected range stops below 12.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 12.0.2
Vendor states this is fixed in 12.0.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-22

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