CVE-2026-52753 json
Ghidra < 12.0.3 - Out-of-Memory in Rust Symbol Demangler via Malformed Symbol
published 5mo ago modified 16d ago also EUVD-2026-36012
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Ghidra before 12.0.3 contains an out-of-memory vulnerability in the rust_demangle function that allocates unbounded output buffers without size limits. Attackers can craft malicious Rust symbol names in binaries to trigger exponential memory allocation, causing process crashes during binary analysis.
Patch / fix
- nationalsecurityagency ghidra 12.0.3
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 5mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-m94m-fqr3-x442 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/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 | 6.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/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-789 Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
References
-
github.com
/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-m94m-fqr3-x442
vendor-advisory, exploit
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/ghidra-out-of-memory-in-rust-symbol-demangler-via-malformed-symbol
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-52753
- NVD CVE-2026-52753
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