What is CVE-2019-13625?

CVE-2019-13625 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nsa Ghidra, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2019-13625?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

XXE in Nsa Ghidra

CVE-2019-13625

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.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2019-07-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (84.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-25.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Nsa Ghidra

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

blog.fxiao.me/ghidra/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
xlab.tencent.com/en/2019/03/18/ghidra-from-xxe-to-rce/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra/issues/71 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-13625?: CVE-2019-13625 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nsa Ghidra, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2019-13625?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.