Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a local privilege-escalation issue in older Code42 Enterprise and CrashPlan for Small Business clients. A lower-privileged user could abuse proxy auto-configuration handling to run code with the higher privileges of the service user. It matters most on shared workstations, servers, or endpoints where untrusted local users can log in.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation where Code42 or CrashPlan clients run on shared or sensitive endpoints. The business risk is local privilege escalation that could deepen compromise after an attacker gains a low-privileged account. No source here supports active exploitation, but fixed versions are identified.
Technical view
CVE-2019-11552 describes eval injection through a crafted PAC file in Code42 Enterprise and CrashPlan for Small Business Client 6.7, 6.8, and 6.9 before fixed maintenance releases. The CVE states arbitrary code may execute as the service user. The bundle provides no CVSS, CWE, or broader platform detail.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to systems running Code42 Enterprise or CrashPlan for Small Business Client 6.7 before 6.7.5, 6.8 before 6.8.8, or 6.9 before 6.9.4.
Exploitation context
The available sources describe a local attack path requiring a lesser-privileged user to craft a PAC file. The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or evidence of active exploitation. Treat this as endpoint privilege escalation, not a remotely reachable internet service flaw.
Researcher notes
Key uncertainty remains: the bundle lacks CVSS, CWE, exact OS scope, and detailed vendor remediation text beyond affected and fixed version boundaries. The researcher reference and CVE description align on PAC-file eval injection leading to service-user code execution.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Code42 and CrashPlan client versions across managed endpoints.
- Upgrade vulnerable 6.7, 6.8, and 6.9 clients to fixed or later vendor-supported releases.
- Review Code42's advisory for any product-specific remediation details.
- Prioritize shared endpoints and systems with multiple local users.
- Remove unsupported vulnerable clients where upgrade is not feasible.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed client versions are not below 6.7.5, 6.8.8, or 6.9.4.
- Check endpoint management records for remaining vulnerable builds.
- Validate that upgraded clients still run expected backup operations.
- Review local endpoint telemetry for unusual Code42 service execution behavior.
- Document exceptions and vendor guidance for any delayed upgrades.
Public sources used
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Execution behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bordplate.no/blog/en/post/crashplan-privilege-escalation/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://code42.com/r/support/CVE-2019-11552CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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