CVE-2026-52754

High

Description

Ghidra before 12.1 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in PKIAuthenticationModule.authenticate() that allows any user with a valid CA-signed certificate to impersonate other users by presenting their public certificate with a null signature. Attackers can escalate privileges, modify repository access controls, exfiltrate shared reverse engineering databases, and permanently compromise server integrity.

SeverityHigh

CVSS8.8

Exploit probability—

ProductNsa Ghidra

PublishedJun 10, 2026

First seenJun 10, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-347CWE-347

How to fix

Update

nsa ghidra12.1 or later

Patches

Vendor advisories

github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-5wxq-7qpv-65p2

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
nsa ghidra	v < 12.1	12.1

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