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nationalsecurityagency ghidra — Ghidra < 12.1 - Remote Code Execution via Unfiltered RMI Deserialization in Shared Project Connection
AV AC AT PR UI VC VI VA CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L N N A H H H 8.6 .0071 50.7 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
ghidra unspecified 12.1
TIMELINE
Jun 8 Reserved by VulnCheck
Jun 10 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-52751 (nationalsecurityagency ghidra). Public exploit reference added.
Jun 10 Published (CNA: VulnCheck)
Description
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| June 8, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by VulnCheck |
| June 10, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-52751 (nationalsecurityagency ghidra). Public exploit reference added. |
| June 10, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: VulnCheck) |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| nationalsecurityagency | ghidra | — | — | 12.1 |
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