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CVE-2019-12280

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-06-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

PC-Doctor Toolbox before 7.3 has an Uncontrolled Search Path Element.

Affected products

• Dell SupportAssist for Business PCs: 2.0.1
• Dell SupportAssist Client Consumer: 3.2.2
• PC-Doctor Toolbox: before 7.3 — fixed in 7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: PC-Doctor Toolbox 7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153374/PC-Doctor-Toolbox-DLL-Hijacking.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/29
• http://www.pc-doctor.com/company/pr-articles/130-pc-doctor-responds-to-software-vulnerability-report
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108880
• https://safebreach.com/Press-Post/SafeBreach-Identifies-Serious-Vulnerability-In-PC-Doctor-Software
• https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/29
• 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=en
• https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/06/21/Dell-Releases-Security-Advisory-Dell-SupportAssist
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153374/PC-Doctor-Toolbox-DLL-Hijacking.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/29
• http://www.pc-doctor.com/company/pr-articles/130-pc-doctor-responds-to-software-vulnerability-report
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108880

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