CVE-2019-17664

Published Oct 16, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
NSA Ghidra through 9.0.4 uses a potentially untrusted search path. When executing Ghidra from a given path, the Java process working directory is set to this path. Then, when launching the Python interpreter via the "Ghidra Codebrowser > Window > Python" option, Ghidra will try to execute the cmd.exe program from this working directory.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-7969 NSA Ghidra through 9.0.4 uses a potentially untrusted search path. When executing Ghidra from a given path, the Java process working directory is set to this path. Then, when launching the Python interpreter via the "Ghidra Codebrowser > Window > Python" option, Ghidra will try to execute the cmd.exe program from this working directory.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 1:47 AM
Reserved
Oct 16, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 16, 2019, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:24 AM