High 8.8Published Jun 10, 2026

CVE-2026-52751Ghidra < 12.1 - Remote Code Execution via Unfiltered RMI Deserialization in Shared Project Connection

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 10:23 AM ET)

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Ghidra before 12.1 contains an unsafe deserialization vulnerability in client-side Shared-Project RMI connection code that allows unauthenticated remote code execution. Attackers can craft a malicious project file with a ghidra:// URL that, when opened via File → Open Project, deserializes untrusted objects using a Jython 2.7.4 gadget chain to execute arbitrary commands.

CVSS: 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-502
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jul 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

nationalsecurityagency ghidra nationalsecurityagency:ghidra (from the name)	before 12.1; 12.1 not affected	CNA record
nsa ghidra nsa:ghidra	before 12.1	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-fgg5-g275-7742	vendor-advisory, exploit, mitigation
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/91a269103fe5d133c14ec3afa60280dccb94be5c	patch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-remote-code-execution-via-unfiltered-rmi-deserialization-in-shared-project-connection	third-party-advisory

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