Vulnerability in Malwarebytes Adwcleaner
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 by the product.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.001
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/254898-release-adwcleaner-801/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adwcleaner-801-fixes-dll-hijacking-vulne… (Third Party Advisory)
- borncity.com/win/2019/12/19/adwcleaner-8-0-1-closes-a-dll-hijacking-vulnerabili… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-19929?
- CVE-2019-19929 is a high-severity vulnerability in Malwarebytes Adwcleaner, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-23.
- How severe is CVE-2019-19929?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.