CVE-2026-52755 Ghidra < 12.0.4 - Path Traversal via Zip Slip in Theme Import

What is CVE-2026-52755?

CVE-2026-52755 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in nationalsecurityagency ghidra, published on 10 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Ghidra before 12.0.4 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the theme import functionality that allows attackers to write files outside the intended theme directory. Attackers can craft malicious theme ZIP files with traversal sequences in filenames to execute arbitrary code or modify sensitive files like .bashrc or .ssh/authorized_keys.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-52755?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nsa Ghidra.

How do I fix CVE-2026-52755?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-52755 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2026-52755 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-52755 exists.

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
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Also known as GHSA-3r55-xjr4-jh8f.