Is CVE-2026-115397 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-115397 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-115397?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 22 October 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

National Security Agency Ghidra before 12.2.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-115397?

Yes: fixed in Ghidra 12.2. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-115397 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-115397?

Check whether you run National Security Agency Ghidra at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-115397: Ghidra resource allocation without limits in extension extraction

CVE-2026-115397 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.5 · Published 2026-10-22

Ghidra is a reverse-engineering framework used by security researchers and analysts. The vulnerability allows attackers to craft a malicious extension archive that, when installed by a user, extracts an excessive number of files and exhausts the system's available filesystem inodes, causing the application and other processes to fail to write files or function properly.

Technologies: National Security Agency Ghidra. Vendors: National Security Agency.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-115397 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-115397 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-115397?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.5, published 22 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: National Security Agency Ghidra before 12.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-115397?: Yes: fixed in Ghidra 12.2. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-115397 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-115397?: Check whether you run National Security Agency Ghidra at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

Fixed in: Ghidra 12.2

Technical details

The ExtensionUtils.unzipToInstallationFolder() method fails to limit the number of files extracted from a ZIP archive, allowing a crafted extension to exhaust filesystem inodes. The attack requires user interaction (installing an extension) and is preceded by a network delivery of the malicious archive. A successful exploit denies service to Ghidra project writes and other filesystem-dependent operations.

Affected products

National Security Agency Ghidra before 12.2

Timeline

2026-10-22: disclosed

References

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