---
id: "CVE-2026-115397"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-115397"]
title: "Ghidra: extension install with many files exhausts filesystem inodes"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.8
epss: 0.00121
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ghidra", "package", "reverse-engineering", "workstation"]
not_affected_if: ["ghidra-12.2-or-later", "no-third-party-extensions"]
published_at: "2026-10-22T19:17:47+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:31+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:42:46+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115397", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:31+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-115397", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00"}]
---

# Ghidra: extension install with many files exhausts filesystem inodes

Ghidra before 12.2 extracts every entry of an extension ZIP without a file-count limit when installing it. A crafted archive with many files can exhaust filesystem inodes, so project writes and other processes on the machine fail.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Run `ghidra --version` or check the installed Ghidra version in the About dialog and confirm it is below `12.2`
- Confirm whether any users install third-party Ghidra extensions from untrusted archives

## Fix

- Upgrade Ghidra to `12.2` or later
- Only install extensions from trusted sources until upgraded

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:31+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115397
- 2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-115397

## From the sources

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.

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