Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 28, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-16941
CVE-2019-16941
Description
NSA Ghidra through 9.0.4, when experimental mode is enabled, allows arbitrary code execution if the Read XML Files feature of Bit Patterns Explorer is used with a modified XML document. This occurs in Features/BytePatterns/src/main/java/ghidra/bitpatterns/info/FileBitPatternInfoReader.java. An attack could start with an XML document that was originally created by DumpFunctionPatternInfoScript but then directly modified by an attacker (for example, to make a java.lang.Runtime.exec call).
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Affected products
2- NSA/Ghidradescription
- Range: <=9.0.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/issues/1090nvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/blob/79d8f164f8bb8b15cfb60c5d4faeb8e1c25d15ca/Ghidra/Features/BytePatterns/src/main/java/ghidra/bitpatterns/info/FileBitPatternInfoReader.javanvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/commit/a17728f8c12effa171b17a25ccfb7e7d9528c5d0nvd
- twitter.com/NSAGov/status/1178812792159248385nvd
- www.symantec.com/security-center/vulnerabilities/writeup/110223nvd
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