CVE-2019-16941 is a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting NSA Ghidra through version 9.0.4 when experimental mode is enabled. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious XML document, originally generated by DumpFunctionPatternInfoScript, and then using the Read XML Files feature in Bit Patterns Explorer. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.