CVE-2026-52751

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

State: Published
Severity: 8.6 High
Published: Jun 10, 2026
Updated: Jul 14, 2026
Reserved: Jun 8, 2026

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	8.6 High	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	VulnCheck
3.1	8.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ghidranationalsecurityagency	before 12.1Affected 12.1Not affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-fgg5-g275-7742)vendor-advisory
Patch Commitpatch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-remote-code-execution-via-unfiltered-rmi-deserialization-in-shared-project-connectionthird-party-advisory

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