CVE-2026-115503
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.001 · 2 %ileEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products
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No affected products recorded.
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references (5) nvd
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/2c2bc5be182d655c9df418ac35b9782f39b6a784
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releases/tag/Ghidra_12.2_build
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-mcjr-7qqr-m3w8
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-before-12.2-denial-of-service-via-compressed-extension-archive
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