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

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-06-10 · updated 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-88

Description

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 products

nationalsecurityagency ghidra: before 12.1 — fixed in 12.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: nationalsecurityagency ghidra 12.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-5c38-3rf3-gp75
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-command-injection-via-url-annotation-click

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