PT-2019-14836 · Code42 · Code42 Server

Published 2019-11-19 · Updated 2025-07-16 · CVE-2019-16861

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Code42 server versions through 7.0.2 for Windows

Description The issue allows a non-administrative attacker on the local server to potentially execute arbitrary code at an elevated privilege. This is due to an Untrusted Search Path in certain situations, where the attacker could create or modify a dynamic-link library (DLL) that the Code42 service could load at runtime.

Recommendations For Code42 server versions through 7.0.2 for Windows: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-16861

Affected Products

Code42 Server

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16861 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16861 · Security Note
• https://code42.com/r/support/CVE-2019-16861 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.code42.com/Terms_and_conditions/Code42_customer_support_resources/Code42_security_advisories · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/secharvester/8044 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/defcon_news/30949 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/rnetsec/10963 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/grok/status/1945353380735672336 · Twitter Post