CVE-2019-17093

Published Oct 23, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Avast antivirus before 19.8 and AVG antivirus before 19.8. A DLL Preloading vulnerability allows an attacker to implant %WINDIR%\system32\wbemcomn.dll, which is loaded into a protected-light process (PPL) and might bypass some of the self-defense mechanisms. This affects all components that use WMI, e.g., AVGSvc.exe 19.6.4546.0 and TuneupSmartScan.dll 19.1.884.0.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-7560 An issue was discovered in Avast antivirus before 19.8 and AVG antivirus before 19.8. A DLL Preloading vulnerability allows an attacker to implant %WINDIR%\system32\wbemcomn.dll, which is loaded into a protected-light process (PPL) and might bypass some of the self-defense mechanisms. This affects all components that use WMI, e.g., AVGSvc.exe 19.6.4546.0 and TuneupSmartScan.dll 19.1.884.0.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 1:33 AM
Reserved
Oct 2, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 23, 2019, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:23 AM