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TI-2019-12571 Aliases CVE-2019-16861GHSA-qqhf-v97g-rhw4

Code42 server through 7.0.2 for Windows has an Untrusted Search Path.

Priority LOW 32CWE-426Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

Code42 server through 7.0.2 for Windows has an Untrusted Search Path. In certain situations, a non-administrative attacker on the local server 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 server.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00381 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:code42:code42:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*up to 7.0.2VulnerableCode42
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:code42:code42:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions up to 7.0.2 Vulnerable ·Code42
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16861
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qqhf-v97g-rhw4

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2019-11299 In Code42 Enterprise 6.7.5 and earlier, 6.8.4 through 6.8.8, and 7.0.0 a vulnerability… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-19265 In Code42 app before 8.8.0, eval injection allows an attacker to change a device’s proxy… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-08635 In Code42 for Enterprise through 6.8.4, an administrator without web restore permission… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-10124 Code42 environments with on-premises server versions 7.0.4 and earlier allow for possible… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2018-14260 The Code42 app before 6.8.4, as used in Code42 for Enterprise, on Linux installs with… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2019-12570 Code42 app through version 7.0.2 for Windows has an Untrusted Search Path. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3

Sources

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