CVE-2021-3401: Bitcoin Core before 0.19.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arb ...

Severity: Critical

CVSS Score: 9.8

Bitcoin Core before 0.19.0 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when another application unsafely passes the -platformpluginpath argument to the bitcoin-qt program, as demonstrated by an x-scheme-handler/bitcoin handler for a .desktop file or a web browser. NOTE: the discoverer states "I believe that this vulnerability cannot actually be exploited."