CVE-2019-17664 describes a potentially untrusted search path vulnerability in NSA Ghidra versions through 9.0.4. This flaw allows Ghidra to attempt to execute cmd.exe from its current working directory when launching the Python interpreter, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution if a malicious executable is placed there. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) but can result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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