CVE-2026-52758: Ghidra < 12.1 - SQL Injection via Unescaped Filter Values in BSim Search

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-06-10 · updated 2026-10-25
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

Ghidra before 12.1 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in BSim filter types that concatenate user-supplied values directly into SQL queries without escaping or parameterization. Remote attackers can inject arbitrary SQL via the BSim network query protocol to read, modify, or delete data in the PostgreSQL database.

Affected products

nationalsecurityagency ghidra: from 11.0 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-8r4f-65cr-fwxm
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-sql-injection-via-unescaped-filter-values-in-bsim-search
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-8r4f-65cr-fwxm

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