CVE-2026-45181: CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') in Hex-Rays IDA
Hex-Rays IDA Pro 9.2 and 9.3 before 9.3sp2 does not block Clang dependency-file generation (via argument injection), which allows attackers to place their code into a plugins directory if the victim uses an attacker-supplied .i64 file.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Hex-Rays IDA Pro 9.2 and 9.3 before 9.3sp2 do not properly block Clang dependency-file generation when processing attacker-supplied .i64 files. This improper neutralization of argument delimiters (CWE-88) enables argument injection, allowing an attacker to place code into the plugins directory. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.5 (medium), reflecting high impact on confidentiality and integrity but requiring local access, high attack complexity, no privileges, and user interaction.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to inject code into the plugins directory of IDA Pro, potentially leading to execution of malicious code with the privileges of the user running the application. This impacts confidentiality and integrity with limited availability impact. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction, and the attack complexity is high.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should avoid opening untrusted .i64 files and restrict access to the IDA Pro environment to trusted users only.
CVE-2026-45181: CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') in Hex-Rays IDA
Description
Hex-Rays IDA Pro 9.2 and 9.3 before 9.3sp2 does not block Clang dependency-file generation (via argument injection), which allows attackers to place their code into a plugins directory if the victim uses an attacker-supplied .i64 file.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Hex-Rays IDA Pro 9.2 and 9.3 before 9.3sp2 do not properly block Clang dependency-file generation when processing attacker-supplied .i64 files. This improper neutralization of argument delimiters (CWE-88) enables argument injection, allowing an attacker to place code into the plugins directory. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.5 (medium), reflecting high impact on confidentiality and integrity but requiring local access, high attack complexity, no privileges, and user interaction.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to inject code into the plugins directory of IDA Pro, potentially leading to execution of malicious code with the privileges of the user running the application. This impacts confidentiality and integrity with limited availability impact. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction, and the attack complexity is high.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should avoid opening untrusted .i64 files and restrict access to the IDA Pro environment to trusted users only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mitre
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-09T21:47:34.581Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69ffb6e8cbff5d8610877df6
Added to database: 05/09/2026, 22:36:24 UTC
Last enriched: 05/17/2026, 10:46:37 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:59 UTC
Views: 127
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