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.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Ghidra < 12.1 - Authentication Bypass via Null Signature in PKIAuthenticationModule
First Time appeared Nsa
Nsa ghidra
Weaknesses CWE-347
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nsa
Nsa ghidra
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-10T13:53:32.074Z

Reserved: 2026-06-08T15:20:09.274Z

Link: CVE-2026-52754

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-10T13:53:21.784Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-10T14:16:35.603

Modified: 2026-06-10T14:16:35.603

Link: CVE-2026-52754

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-10T15:00:13Z