CVE-2026-115397

Ghidra before 12.2 contains a resource allocation without limits vulnerability in ExtensionUtils.unzipToInstallationFolder() that extracts every extension ZIP entry without limiting file count. Attackers who persuade a user to install a crafted extension archive with many files can exhaust filesystem inodes, causing project writes and other processes to fail.

CVSS 4.0

6.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 1% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-770

Published

2026-10-22

Modified

2026-10-23

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-24

References

• https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra
• https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/7cb4e778efb69acb1919f841ad46d0da36e77eeb
• https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.2_build
• https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-j5q9-fhqg-q995
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-before-12.2-denial-of-service-via-extension-archive-install

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