{"id":"CVE-2019-13623","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-13623","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:57:29.729Z","title":"In NSA Ghidra before 9.1, path traversal can occur in RestoreTask.java (from the package ghidra.app.plugin.core.archive) via an archive with an executable file that has an initial ../ in its filename.","description":"In NSA Ghidra before 9.1, path traversal can occur in RestoreTask.java (from the package ghidra.app.plugin.core.archive) via an archive with an executable file that has an initial ../ in its filename. This allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files in scenarios where an intermediate analysis result is archived for sharing with other persons. To achieve arbitrary code execution, one approach is to overwrite some critical Ghidra modules, e.g., the decompile module.","published":"2019-07-17T03:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:17:06.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":["nsa/ghidra"],"epss":{"score":0.04961,"percentile":0.92138,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.06434,"percentile":0.93487},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.04961,"percentile":0.91793}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2019-08-12","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":47231,"kind":"exploit","title":"Ghidra (Linux) 9.0.4 - .gar Arbitrary Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47231","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/47231.py","file":"exploits/linux/local/47231.py","published":"2019-08-12","added":"2019-08-12","updated":"2021-04-08","author":"Etienne Lacoche","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2019-13623"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comghidra-Ghidra_9.0.4_build.tar.gz","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.0%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://blog.fxiao.me/ghidra/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154015/Ghidra-Linux-9.0.4-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://ghidra-sre.org/releaseNotes_9.1_final.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/issues/789","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://blog.fxiao.me/ghidra/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154015/Ghidra-Linux-9.0.4-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://ghidra-sre.org/releaseNotes_9.1_final.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/issues/789","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13623","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}