Command injection in Ghidra - #VU131573
Published: May 15, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU131573
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: National Security Agency
Affected software:
Ghidra
Ghidra
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection in the browser-launch configuration and URL annotation click handling on Windows when processing a clicked {@url ...} annotation embedded in program comments. A remote attacker can craft a malicious project, program, or script containing a URL annotation with cmd metacharacters to execute arbitrary code.
User interaction is required, and the issue affects Windows systems using the default browser-launch configuration.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.