CVE-2019-12280
PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element.
PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element.
- Record
CVE-2019-12280- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element.
- Record
CVE-2019-12280- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-3921 No score
PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element.
- Record
EUVD-2019-3921- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mf28-xm36-jhfj
7.8
PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element.
PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element.
- Record
GHSA-mf28-xm36-jhfj- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-427
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-12280 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Pc-doctor Toolbox, published June 25, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.23%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/29
packetstormsecurity.com/files/153374/PC-Doctor-Toolbox-DLL-Hijacking.html
securityfocus.com/bid/108880
pc-doctor.com/company/pr-articles/130-pc-doctor-responds-to-software-vulnerability-report
us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/06/21/Dell-Releases-Security-Advisory-Dell-SupportAssist
safebreach.com/Press-Post/SafeBreach-Identifies-Serious-Vulnerability-In-PC-Doctor-Software
dell.com/support/article/il/en/ilbsdt1/sln317291/dsa-2019-084-dell-supportassist-for-business-pcs-and-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-security-update-for-pc-doctor-vulnerability?lang=en
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12280
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mf28-xm36-jhfj