Ghidra < 12.1- Command Injection via URL Annotation Click
CVE-2026-52750

8.4HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Nationalsecurityagency

Status
Ghidra
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-52750?

Ghidra before 12.1 contains a command injection vulnerability in URL annotation handling on Windows where cmd.exe metacharacters are not properly escaped. Attackers can execute arbitrary commands under the Ghidra user's privileges by embedding malicious URLs in program comments that victims click.

Affected Version(s)

ghidra 0 < 12.1

ghidra 12.1

References

https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security...
vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-command-injec...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
8.4
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Ruffalo Lavoisier
.