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

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious project file in Ghidra.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fgg5-g275-7742

## 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 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-52751?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22671/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16941/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-13625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13625/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-4946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4946/): NSA Ghidra Auto-Analysis Annotation Command Execution (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-49498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-49498/): Ghidra 11.0 < 12.1 - SQL Injection in PostgreSQL Password Change via Unescaped Username (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-52751 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: nationalsecurityagency ghidra. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-52751/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-52751/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-52751
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52751
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-52751

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-52751/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.