CVE-2026-52757
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.001 · 4 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Ghidra before 12.1 contains a heap-use-after-free vulnerability in the decompiler's HighVariable::merge() function during the variable merging pass. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability by crafting a binary that causes stale pointers in the HighIntersectTest::highedgemap cache to be dereferenced, reading and writing the flags field of freed heap memory when a user opens the binary in Ghidra's decompiler view.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1–4.6
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affected products (2)
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references (6)
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- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52757cnnvd
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-8jqp-qv73-395renisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-heap-use-after-free-in-highvariable-merge-during-decompilationenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-8jqp-qv73-395rExploitVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ghidra-heap-use-after-free-in-highvariable-merge-during-decompilationThird Party Advisorynvd
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