Ghidra before 12.1 contains a command injection vulnerability in URL annotation handling on Windows where cmd.exe metacharacters are not properly escaped. Attackers can execute arbitrary commands under the Ghidra user's privileges by embedding malicious URLs in program comments that victims click.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/security/advisories/GHSA-5c38-3rf3-gp75 Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.4 · nsaNVD modified 2026-10-26 11:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:nsa:ghidra:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*