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CVE-2026-115503 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra	[email protected]	Product
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/2c2bc5be182d655c9df418ac35b9782f39b6a784	[email protected]	Patch
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.2_build	[email protected]	Release Notes
https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-mcjr-7qqr-m3w8	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-before-12.2-denial-of-service-via-compressed-extension-archive	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-409	Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
nsa ghidra	< 12.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Nov 5, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Nov 4, 2026	CVE Translated	[email protected]
Oct 29, 2026	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 22, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]