Ghidra · Ghidra · CVE-2026-52754
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Ghidra versions prior to 12.1
**Description**
An authentication bypass exists in the `PKIAuthenticationModule.authenticate()` function. This issue allows any user possessing a valid CA-signed certificate to impersonate other users by presenting their public certificate with a null signature. Successful exploitation can lead to privilege escalation, modification of repository access controls, exfiltration of shared reverse engineering databases, and permanent compromise of server integrity.
**Recommendations**
Update to version 12.1 or later.
As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the `PKIAuthenticationModule.authenticate()` function until the update is applied.