🛡️ CVE-2026-52752 — ghidra

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

• Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-52752 is classified as CWE-22: Path Traversal. A file path built from user input is not confined to the intended directory, letting an attacker reach files elsewhere on the filesystem.

Affected software

CVE-2026-52752 is recorded against 1 package.

• ghidra (fixed in 12.0.2)

Timeline and source

Published on 10 June 2026 and last revised on 14 July 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. Record sourced from NVD.

References

github.com
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Other advisories for this package

ghidra has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CGA-x9w7-cj52-9j8f (published 23 Jul 2026)
• CGA-94c6-cvv9-pvh8 (published 16 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-52758 (8.8 High, published 10 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2024-58350 (2.9 Low, published 10 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-52750 (7.8 High, published 10 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-52757 (4.4 Medium, published 10 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-49498 (8.8 High, published 10 Jun 2026)
• CVE-2026-52756 (4.8 Medium, published 10 Jun 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-22: Path Traversal) in other software:

• CVE-2016-1000305 (published 31 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-47951 (5.7 Medium, published 13 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-39210 (5.0 Medium, published 12 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-52288 (8.0 High, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-41057 (2.0 Low, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-0241 (6.5 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-51232 (7.5 High, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-47890 (8.8 High, published 7 Jul 2026)

Details

Affected Packages

References