CVE-2019-16860
Code42 app through version 7.0.2 for Windows has an Untrusted Search Path. In certain situations,...
CVE-2019-16860 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Code42, published November 19, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.3 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.37%EPSS, 31st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Code42 app through version 7.0.2 for Windows has an Untrusted Search Path. In certain situations, a non-administrative attacker on the local machine could create or modify a dynamic-link library (DLL). The Code42 service could then load it at runtime, and potentially execute arbitrary code at an elevated privilege on the local machine.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used 7.3
Code42 app through version 7.0.2 for Windows has an Untrusted Search Path. In certain situations, a non-administrative attacker on the local machine could create or modify a dynamic-link library (DLL). The Code42 service could then load it at runtime, and potentially execute arbitrary code at an elevated privilege on the local machine.
- Record
CVE-2019-16860- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Code42 app through version 7.0.2 for Windows has an Untrusted Search Path. In certain situations, a non-administrative attacker on the local machine could create or modify a dynamic-link library (DLL). The Code42 service could then load it at runtime, and potentially execute arbitrary code at an elevated privilege on the local machine.
- Record
CVE-2019-16860- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7370No score
Code42 app through version 7.0.2 for Windows has an Untrusted Search Path. In certain situations, a non-administrative attacker on the local machine could create or modify a dynamic-link library (DLL). The Code42 service could then load it at runtime, and potentially execute arbitrary code at an elevated privilege on the local machine.
- Record
EUVD-2019-7370- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jp8m-cgqw-f9jmNo score
Code42 app through version 7.0.2 for Windows has an Untrusted Search Path. In certain situations,...
Code42 app through version 7.0.2 for Windows has an Untrusted Search Path. In certain situations, a non-administrative attacker on the local machine could create or modify a dynamic-link library (DLL). The Code42 service could then load it at runtime, and potentially execute arbitrary code at an elevated privilege on the local machine.
- Record
GHSA-jp8m-cgqw-f9jm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
support.code42.com/Terms_and_conditions/Code42_customer_support_resources/Code42_security_advisories
support.code42.com/Terms_and_conditions/Code42_customer_support_resources/Code42_security_advisories/Arbitrary_code_execution_on_local_Windows_devices
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16860
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jp8m-cgqw-f9jm