Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 4, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-3401
CVE-2021-3401
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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Affected products
3- Bitcoin/Coredescription
- Range: <0.19.0
Patches
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References
2- github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/16578nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- achow101.com/2021/02/0.18-uri-vulnnvdThird Party Advisory
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