VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-12280
PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.23%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.23% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-427
- Affected
- pc-doctor/toolbox · dell/supportassist for business pcs · dell/supportassist for home pcs
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153374/PC-Doctor-Toolbox-DLL-Hijacking.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/29Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.pc-doctor.com/company/pr-articles/130-pc-doctor-responds-to-software-vulnerability-reportVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108880Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://safebreach.com/Press-Post/SafeBreach-Identifies-Serious-Vulnerability-In-PC-Doctor-SoftwareThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/29Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.dell.com/support/article/il/en/ilbsdt1/sln317291/dsa-2019-084-dell-supportassist-for-business-pcs-and-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-security-update-for-pc-doctor-vulnerability?lang=enThird Party Advisory
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/06/21/Dell-Releases-Security-Advisory-Dell-SupportAssistThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153374/PC-Doctor-Toolbox-DLL-Hijacking.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/29Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.pc-doctor.com/company/pr-articles/130-pc-doctor-responds-to-software-vulnerability-reportVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108880Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://safebreach.com/Press-Post/SafeBreach-Identifies-Serious-Vulnerability-In-PC-Doctor-SoftwareThird Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/29Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.dell.com/support/article/il/en/ilbsdt1/sln317291/dsa-2019-084-dell-supportassist-for-business-pcs-and-dell-supportassist-for-home-pcs-security-update-for-pc-doctor-vulnerability?lang=enThird Party Advisory
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/06/21/Dell-Releases-Security-Advisory-Dell-SupportAssistThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.