High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 23, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-19929
CVE-2019-19929
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:malwarebytes:adwcleaner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:malwarebytes:adwcleaner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <8.0.1
- (no CPE)range: <8.0.1
- Malwarebytes/AdwCleanerdescription
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- borncity.com/win/2019/12/19/adwcleaner-8-0-1-closes-a-dll-hijacking-vulnerability/nvdVendor Advisory
- forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/254898-release-adwcleaner-801/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/adwcleaner-801-fixes-dll-hijacking-vulnerability/nvdThird Party Advisory
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