CVE-2021-3401

Published Feb 4, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 10.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
Bitcoin Core before 0.19.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when another application unsafely passes the -platformpluginpath argument to the bitcoin-qt program, as demonstrated by an x-scheme-handler/bitcoin handler for a .desktop file or a web browser. NOTE: the discoverer states "I believe that this vulnerability cannot actually be exploited."

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-26729 Bitcoin Core before 0.19.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when another application unsafely passes the -platformpluginpath argument to the bitcoin-qt program, as demonstrated by an x-scheme-handler/bitcoin handler for a .desktop file or a web browser. NOTE: the discoverer states "I believe that this vulnerability cannot actually be exploited."
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 4:53 PM
Reserved
Feb 4, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 4, 2021, 5:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:05 AM