Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-52755

HighPublic PoC

Published: 10 June 2026

Published
10 June 2026
Modified
17 June 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 8.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0022 11.9th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-52755 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Nsa Ghidra. Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique SSH Authorized Keys (T1098.004); ranked at the 11.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A01:2025 Broken Access Control

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Ghidra before 12.0.4 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the theme import functionality that allows attackers to write files outside the intended theme directory. Attackers can craft malicious theme ZIP files with traversal sequences in filenames to execute arbitrary code…

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or modify sensitive files like .bashrc or .ssh/authorized_keys.

CWE(s)
CWE-22

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1098.004 SSH Authorized Keys Persistence
Adversaries may modify the SSH <code>authorized_keys</code> file to maintain persistence on a victim host.
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T1037.004 RC Scripts Persistence
Adversaries may establish persistence by modifying RC scripts, which are executed during a Unix-like system’s startup.
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Why these techniques?

Path traversal in theme import directly enables writing to .ssh/authorized_keys (T1098.004) and shell RC scripts like .bashrc (T1037.004) for persistence or code execution.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Affected Assets

nsa
ghidra
≤ 12.0.4

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

References