CVE-2026-115503 json
Ghidra before 12.2 Denial of Service via Compressed Extension Archive
published 18d ago modified 4d ago also EUVD-2026-108335
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Ghidra before 12.2 contains an improper handling of highly compressed data vulnerability in ExtensionUtils.unzipToInstallationFolder() that allows attackers to exhaust disk space. Attackers can persuade users to install a crafted zip bomb extension archive that expands without size limits, causing later writes by Ghidra and other applications to fail.
Patch / fix
- NationalSecurityAgency ghidra 12.2
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4d ago
Exploit prediction
0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- NationalSecurityAgency ghidra
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-409 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
References
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github.com
/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/2c2bc5be182d655c9df418ac35b9782f39b6a784
patch
-
github.com
/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-mcjr-7qqr-m3w8
vendor-advisory
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github.com
/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.2_build
release-notes
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github.com
/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra
product
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/ghidra-before-12.2-denial-of-service-via-compressed-extension-archive
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-115503
- NVD CVE-2026-115503
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