CVE-2026-115503
mediumGhidra before 12.2 contains an improper handling of highly compressed data vulnerability in ExtensionUtils.unzipToInstallationFolder() that allows attackers to…
Vendor / product: Nsa — ghidra
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.
CVSS
5.5
5.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-22 20:17
Modified: 2026-11-04 23:10
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 hour ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-04 23:38 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
nsa / ghidra <12.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
References
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/2c2bc5be182d655c9df418ac35b9782f39... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.2_build disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-mcjr-7qqr-m3w8 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-before-12.2-denial-of-service-via-compressed-e... disclosure@vulncheck.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-04 23:38 UTC · record ↗