Description
Ghidra before 12.2 contains a resource allocation without limits vulnerability in ExtensionUtils.unzipToInstallationFolder() that extracts every extension ZIP entry without limiting file count. Attackers who persuade a user to install a crafted extension archive with many files can exhaust filesystem inodes, causing project writes and other processes to fail.
Published: 2026-10-22
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Ghidra before 12.2 contains a resource allocation without limits vulnerability in ExtensionUtils.unzipToInstallationFolder() that extracts every extension ZIP entry without limiting file count. Attackers who persuade a user to install a crafted extension archive with many files can exhaust filesystem inodes, causing project writes and other processes to fail.
Title Ghidra before 12.2 Denial of Service via Extension Archive Install
First Time appeared Nsa
Nsa ghidra
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nsa
Nsa ghidra
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Nsa Ghidra
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-22T19:14:02.326Z

Reserved: 2026-10-22T11:27:18.001Z

Link: CVE-2026-115397

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-22T19:17:47.700

Modified: 2026-10-22T19:17:47.700

Link: CVE-2026-115397

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