CVE-2019-19929
An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before 8.0.1 could cause...
CVE-2019-19929 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Malwarebytes Adwcleaner, published December 23, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.87%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.8 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.87%EPSS, 59th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
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
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-19929- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-19929- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-9518No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-9518- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mq9q-8qmj-v9grNo score
An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before 8.0.1 could cause...
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.
- Record
GHSA-mq9q-8qmj-v9gr- 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
forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/254898-release-adwcleaner-801
bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adwcleaner-801-fixes-dll-hijacking-vulnerability
borncity.com/win/2019/12/19/adwcleaner-8-0-1-closes-a-dll-hijacking-vulnerability
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19929
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mq9q-8qmj-v9gr