diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/pl_builtin_functions.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/pl_builtin_functions.cpp
index 8c688fe5b..78b14f0bf 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/pl_builtin_functions.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/pl_builtin_functions.cpp
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 auto string = Token::literalToString(params[0], false);
                 auto index = Token::literalToSigned(params[1]);
 
-#if defined(OS_MACOS)
-                const auto signIndex = index >> (sizeof(index) * 8 - 1);
-                const auto absIndex = (index ^ signIndex) - signIndex;
-#else
-                const auto absIndex = std::abs(index);
-#endif
+                #if defined(OS_MACOS)
+                    const auto signIndex = index >> (sizeof(index) * 8 - 1);
+                    const auto absIndex = (index ^ signIndex) - signIndex;
+                #else
+                    const auto absIndex = std::abs(index);
+                #endif
 
                 if (absIndex > string.length())
                     LogConsole::abortEvaluation("character index out of range");
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
                 hex::Net net;
                 return net.getString(url).get().body;
-            });
+            }, true);
         }
 
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 openFiles.emplace(std::pair{ fileCounter, std::move(file) });
 
                 return u128(fileCounter);
-            });
+            }, true);
 
             /* close(file) */
             ContentRegistry::PatternLanguageFunctions::add(nsStdFile, "close", 1, [](Evaluator *ctx, auto params) -> std::optional<Token::Literal> {
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 openFiles.erase(file);
 
                 return { };
-            });
+            }, true);
 
             /* read(file, size) */
             ContentRegistry::PatternLanguageFunctions::add(nsStdFile, "read", 2, [](Evaluator *ctx, auto params) -> std::optional<Token::Literal> {
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                     LogConsole::abortEvaluation("failed to access invalid file");
 
                 return openFiles[file].readString(size);
-            });
+            }, true);
 
             /* write(file, data) */
             ContentRegistry::PatternLanguageFunctions::add(nsStdFile, "write", 2, [](Evaluator *ctx, auto params) -> std::optional<Token::Literal> {
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 openFiles[file].write(data);
 
                 return { };
-            });
+            }, true);
 
             /* seek(file, offset) */
             ContentRegistry::PatternLanguageFunctions::add(nsStdFile, "seek", 2, [](Evaluator *ctx, auto params) -> std::optional<Token::Literal> {
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 openFiles[file].seek(offset);
 
                 return { };
-            });
+            }, true);
 
             /* size(file) */
             ContentRegistry::PatternLanguageFunctions::add(nsStdFile, "size", 1, [](Evaluator *ctx, auto params) -> std::optional<Token::Literal> {
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                     LogConsole::abortEvaluation("failed to access invalid file");
 
                 return u128(openFiles[file].getSize());
-            });
+            }, true);
 
             /* resize(file, size) */
             ContentRegistry::PatternLanguageFunctions::add(nsStdFile, "resize", 2, [](Evaluator *ctx, auto params) -> std::optional<Token::Literal> {
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 openFiles[file].setSize(size);
 
                 return { };
-            });
+            }, true);
 
             /* flush(file) */
             ContentRegistry::PatternLanguageFunctions::add(nsStdFile, "flush", 1, [](Evaluator *ctx, auto params) -> std::optional<Token::Literal> {
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 openFiles[file].flush();
 
                 return { };
-            });
+            }, true);
 
             /* remove(file) */
             ContentRegistry::PatternLanguageFunctions::add(nsStdFile, "remove", 1, [](Evaluator *ctx, auto params) -> std::optional<Token::Literal> {
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 openFiles[file].remove();
 
                 return { };
-            });
+            }, true);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
index 74247e148..4de10b77e 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
@@ -243,16 +243,16 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 auto size = ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail();
                 size.y -= ImGui::GetTextLineHeightWithSpacing() * 2.5;
 
-                if (ImGui::BeginTabBar("settings")) {
-                    if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("Console")) {
+                if (ImGui::BeginTabBar("##settings")) {
+                    if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.console"_lang)) {
                         this->drawConsole(size);
                         ImGui::EndTabItem();
                     }
-                    if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("Environment Variables")) {
+                    if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.env_vars"_lang)) {
                         this->drawEnvVars(size);
                         ImGui::EndTabItem();
                     }
-                    if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("Settings")) {
+                    if (ImGui::BeginTabItem("hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.settings"_lang)) {
                         this->drawVariableSettings(size);
                         ImGui::EndTabItem();
                     }
@@ -309,6 +309,28 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 }
             }
 
+            if (this->m_evaluatorRuntime->hasDangerousFunctionBeenCalled() && !ImGui::IsPopupOpen(View::toWindowName("hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.dangerous_function.name").c_str())) {
+                ImGui::OpenPopup(View::toWindowName("hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.dangerous_function.name").c_str());
+            }
+
+            if (ImGui::BeginPopupModal(View::toWindowName("hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.dangerous_function.name").c_str(), nullptr, ImGuiWindowFlags_AlwaysAutoResize)) {
+                ImGui::NewLine();
+                ImGui::TextUnformatted("hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.dangerous_function.desc"_lang);
+                ImGui::NewLine();
+
+                View::confirmButtons("hex.common.yes"_lang, "hex.common.no"_lang,
+                [this]{
+                    this->m_evaluatorRuntime->allowDangerousFunctions(true);
+                    ImGui::CloseCurrentPopup();
+                },
+                [this]{
+                    this->m_evaluatorRuntime->allowDangerousFunctions(false);
+                    ImGui::CloseCurrentPopup();
+                });
+
+                ImGui::EndPopup();
+            }
+
             View::discardNavigationRequests();
         }
         ImGui::End();
@@ -442,7 +464,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
     void ViewPatternEditor::drawVariableSettings(ImVec2 size) {
         if (ImGui::BeginChild("##settings", size, true, ImGuiWindowFlags_AlwaysVerticalScrollbar)) {
-            if (ImGui::BeginTable("##env_vars_table", 2, ImGuiTableFlags_SizingStretchProp | ImGuiTableFlags_BordersInnerH)) {
+            if (ImGui::BeginTable("##in_out_vars_table", 2, ImGuiTableFlags_SizingStretchProp | ImGuiTableFlags_BordersInnerH)) {
                 ImGui::TableSetupColumn("Name", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthStretch, 0.4F);
                 ImGui::TableSetupColumn("Value", ImGuiTableColumnFlags_WidthStretch, 0.6F);
 
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/de_DE.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/de_DE.cpp
index 0a20a218c..a8a5b7812 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/de_DE.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/de_DE.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,11 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.open_pattern", "Pattern öffnen" },
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.evaluating", "Evaluieren..." },
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.auto", "Auto evaluieren" },
+                { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.console", "Konsole" },
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.env_vars", "Umgebungsvariablen" },
+                { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.settings", "Einstellungen" },
+                { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.dangerous_function.name", "Gefährliche funktion erlauben?" },
+                { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.dangerous_function.desc", "Dieses Pattern hat versucht eine gefährliche Funktion aufzurufen.\nBist du sicher, dass du diesem Pattern vertraust?" },
 
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_data.name", "Pattern Daten" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_data.var_name", "Name" },
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/en_US.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/en_US.cpp
index ff9da8764..9dbbdb271 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/en_US.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/en_US.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,11 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.open_pattern", "Open pattern" },
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.evaluating", "Evaluating..." },
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.auto", "Auto evaluate" },
+                { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.console", "Console" },
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.env_vars", "Environment Variables" },
+                { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.settings", "Settings" },
+                { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.dangerous_function.name", "Allow dangerous function?" },
+                { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.dangerous_function.desc", "This pattern tried to call a dangerous function.\nAre you sure you want to trust this pattern?" },
 
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_data.name", "Pattern Data" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_data.var_name", "Name" },
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/it_IT.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/it_IT.cpp
index a1e8723f8..99e9e6669 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/it_IT.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/it_IT.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,11 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.open_pattern", "Apri pattern" },
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.evaluating", "Valutazione..." },
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.auto", "Auto valutazione" },
+                //{ "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.console", "Console" },
                 //{ "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.env_vars", "Environment Variables" },
+                //{ "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.settings", "Settings" },
+                //{ "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.dangerous_function.name", "Allow dangerous function?" },
+                //{ "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.dangerous_function.desc", "This pattern tried to call a dangerous function.\nAre you sure you want to trust this pattern?" },
 
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_data.name", "Dati dei Pattern" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_data.var_name", "Nome" },
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/zh_CN.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/zh_CN.cpp
index 59ba09d05..ac07078b0 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/lang/zh_CN.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/lang/zh_CN.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,11 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.open_pattern", "打开模式" },
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.evaluating", "计算中..." },
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.auto", "自动计算" },
+                //{ "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.console", "Console" },
                 //{ "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.env_vars", "Environment Variables" },
+                //{ "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.settings", "Settings" },
+                //{ "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.dangerous_function.name", "Allow dangerous function?" },
+                //{ "hex.builtin.view.pattern_editor.dangerous_function.desc", "This pattern tried to call a dangerous function.\nAre you sure you want to trust this pattern?" },
 
                 { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_data.name", "模式数据" },
                     { "hex.builtin.view.pattern_data.var_name", "名称" },
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/api/content_registry.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/api/content_registry.hpp
index 96f3b5bb5..3f603a652 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/api/content_registry.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/api/content_registry.hpp
@@ -94,9 +94,10 @@ namespace hex {
             struct Function {
                 u32 parameterCount;
                 Callback func;
+                bool dangerous;
             };
 
-            void add(const Namespace &ns, const std::string &name, u32 parameterCount, const Callback &func);
+            void add(const Namespace &ns, const std::string &name, u32 parameterCount, const Callback &func, bool dangerous = false);
             std::map<std::string, ContentRegistry::PatternLanguageFunctions::Function>& getEntries();
         }
 
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast_node.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast_node.hpp
index 03f71a2ac..49b3c7dc0 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast_node.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/ast_node.hpp
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <bit>
+#include <chrono>
 #include <optional>
 #include <map>
+#include <thread>
 #include <variant>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -1899,7 +1901,23 @@ namespace hex::pl {
             }
 
             try {
-                auto result = functions[this->m_functionName].func(evaluator, evaluatedParams);
+                auto &function = functions[this->m_functionName];
+
+                if (function.dangerous && evaluator->getDangerousFunctionPermission() != DangerousFunctionPermission::Allow) {
+                    evaluator->dangerousFunctionCalled();
+
+                    while (evaluator->getDangerousFunctionPermission() == DangerousFunctionPermission::Ask) {
+                        using namespace std::literals::chrono_literals;
+
+                        std::this_thread::sleep_for(100ms);
+                    }
+
+                    if (evaluator->getDangerousFunctionPermission() == DangerousFunctionPermission::Deny) {
+                        LogConsole::abortEvaluation(hex::format("calling of dangerous function '{}' is not allowed", this->m_functionName), this);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                auto result = function.func(evaluator, evaluatedParams);
 
                 if (result.has_value())
                     return new ASTNodeLiteral(result.value());
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/evaluator.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/evaluator.hpp
index 17a617a4f..4396c459b 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/evaluator.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/evaluator.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ namespace hex::prv { class Provider; }
 
 namespace hex::pl {
 
+    enum class DangerousFunctionPermission {
+        Ask,
+        Deny,
+        Allow
+    };
+
     class PatternData;
     class PatternCreationLimiter;
     class ASTNode;
@@ -181,6 +187,25 @@ namespace hex::pl {
             this->m_envVariables[name] = value;
         }
 
+        [[nodiscard]]
+        bool hasDangerousFunctionBeenCalled() const {
+            return this->m_dangerousFunctionCalled;
+        }
+
+        void dangerousFunctionCalled() {
+            this->m_dangerousFunctionCalled = true;
+        }
+
+        void allowDangerousFunctions(bool allow) {
+            this->m_allowDangerousFunctions = allow ? DangerousFunctionPermission::Allow : DangerousFunctionPermission::Deny;
+            this->m_dangerousFunctionCalled = false;
+        }
+
+        [[nodiscard]]
+        DangerousFunctionPermission getDangerousFunctionPermission() const {
+            return this->m_allowDangerousFunctions;
+        }
+
     private:
 
         void patternCreated();
@@ -210,6 +235,9 @@ namespace hex::pl {
         std::map<std::string, Token::Literal> m_inVariables;
         std::map<std::string, size_t> m_outVariables;
 
+        std::atomic<bool> m_dangerousFunctionCalled = false;
+        std::atomic<DangerousFunctionPermission> m_allowDangerousFunctions = DangerousFunctionPermission::Ask;
+
         friend class PatternCreationLimiter;
     };
 
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/pattern_language.hpp b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/pattern_language.hpp
index 8c1b29efc..89bb80733 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/pattern_language.hpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/include/hex/pattern_language/pattern_language.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ namespace hex::pl {
         [[nodiscard]]
         u32 getMaximumPatternCount();
 
+        [[nodiscard]]
+        bool hasDangerousFunctionBeenCalled() const;
+        void allowDangerousFunctions(bool allow);
+
     private:
         Preprocessor *m_preprocessor;
         Lexer *m_lexer;
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp b/plugins/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp
index ce6c045ff..2cb9365c3 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp
@@ -167,14 +167,14 @@ namespace hex {
     /* Pattern Language Functions */
 
 
-    void ContentRegistry::PatternLanguageFunctions::add(const Namespace &ns, const std::string &name, u32 parameterCount, const ContentRegistry::PatternLanguageFunctions::Callback &func) {
+    void ContentRegistry::PatternLanguageFunctions::add(const Namespace &ns, const std::string &name, u32 parameterCount, const ContentRegistry::PatternLanguageFunctions::Callback &func, bool dangerous) {
         std::string functionName;
         for (auto &scope : ns)
             functionName += scope + "::";
 
         functionName += name;
 
-        getEntries()[functionName] = Function { parameterCount, func };
+        getEntries()[functionName] = Function { parameterCount, func, dangerous };
     }
 
     std::map<std::string, ContentRegistry::PatternLanguageFunctions::Function>& ContentRegistry::PatternLanguageFunctions::getEntries() {
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/source/pattern_language/evaluator.cpp b/plugins/libimhex/source/pattern_language/evaluator.cpp
index 5f994931c..56f728c28 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/source/pattern_language/evaluator.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/source/pattern_language/evaluator.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ namespace hex::pl {
         this->m_scopes.clear();
         this->m_aborted = false;
 
+        if (this->m_allowDangerousFunctions == DangerousFunctionPermission::Deny)
+            this->m_allowDangerousFunctions = DangerousFunctionPermission::Ask;
+
+        this->m_dangerousFunctionCalled = false;
+
         ON_SCOPE_EXIT {
             this->m_envVariables.clear();
         };
diff --git a/plugins/libimhex/source/pattern_language/pattern_language.cpp b/plugins/libimhex/source/pattern_language/pattern_language.cpp
index e5f11dadd..2fb22fb35 100644
--- a/plugins/libimhex/source/pattern_language/pattern_language.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libimhex/source/pattern_language/pattern_language.cpp
@@ -185,4 +185,13 @@ namespace hex::pl {
         return this->m_evaluator->getPatternLimit();
     }
 
+
+    void PatternLanguage::allowDangerousFunctions(bool allow) {
+        this->m_evaluator->allowDangerousFunctions(allow);
+    }
+
+    bool PatternLanguage::hasDangerousFunctionBeenCalled() const {
+        return this->m_evaluator->hasDangerousFunctionBeenCalled();
+    }
+
 }
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