CVE-2019-16860

high

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.

References

https://support.code42.com/Terms_and_conditions/Code42_customer_support_resources/Code42_security_advisories/Arbitrary_code_execution_on_local_Windows_devices

https://support.code42.com/Terms_and_conditions/Code42_customer_support_resources/Code42_security_advisories

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-11-19

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00048