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

What is CVE-2026-52751?

CVE-2026-52751 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in nationalsecurityagency ghidra, published on 10 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-52751?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nsa Ghidra.

How do I fix CVE-2026-52751?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-52751 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2026-52751 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-52751 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in nationalsecurityagency ghidra

• CVE-2023-22671 Command injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16941 XML external entity in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-13625 XML external entity in n/a Critical 9.1
• CVE-2026-4946 NSA Ghidra Auto-Analysis Annotation Command Execution High 8.8
• CVE-2026-49498 Ghidra 11.0 < 12.1 - SQL Injection in PostgreSQL Password Change via Unescaped Username High 8.7

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-fgg5-g275-7742.