High severity · published Dec 23, 2019
CVE-2019-19929
An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before 8.0.1 could cause arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges when a malicious DLL library is loaded…
7.8
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before 8.0.1 could cause arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges when a malicious DLL library is loaded by the product.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AD
Adwcleaner · Malwarebytes
before 8.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19929
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19929
Vendor Advisory
https://borncity.com/win/2019/12/19/adwcleaner-8-0-1-closes-a-dll-hijacking-vulnerability/
Vendor Advisory
https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/254898-release-adwcleaner-801/
Third Party Advisory
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adwcleaner-801-fixes-dll-hijacking-vulnerability/
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