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critical 9.1

CVE-2019-13625 json

NSA Ghidra before 9.0.1 allows XXE when a project is opened or restored, or a tool is imported, as demonstrated by a project.prp file.

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-5057

cvss
9.1
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

NSA Ghidra before 9.0.1 allows XXE when a project is opened or restored, or a tool is imported, as demonstrated by a project.prp file.

Patch / fix

  • nsa ghidra 9.0.1

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Exploit prediction

2.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • blog.fxiao.me http://blog.fxiao.me/ghidra/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • xlab.tencent.com https://xlab.tencent.com/en/2019/03/18/ghidra-from-xxe-to-rce/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/issues/71 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 9.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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