CVE-2021-3401 describes a potential arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Bitcoin Core versions prior to 0.19.0. It could occur if another application unsafely passes the -platformpluginpath argument to the bitcoin-qt program, for instance, via a .desktop file handler or web browser. Despite a critical CVSS score of 9.8, the discoverer believes it is not practically exploitable, and its EPSS score is very low. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low real-world risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.19.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin:bitcoin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.