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

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

severity: high
date: 6/10/2026
Affecting: Ghidra < 12.1
CVE: CVE-2026-52751
CWE: CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CVSS: 8.6
CVSS V4 Vector: 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
References: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-fgg5-g275-7742)
Patch Commit
Credit: @jro-calif
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.

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