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Vulnerability · CVE-2019-16647

maxthon maxthon_browser Unquoted Search Path or Element

Published Jan 26, 2022 · corrected/updated Jan 26, 2022 · maxthon maxthon_browser · evidence confidence very high

Unquoted Search Path in Maxthon 5.1.0 to 5.2.7 Browser for Windows.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2019-16647 is a unknown public vulnerability record for maxthon maxthon_browser. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether maxthon maxthon_browser is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: maxthon maxthon_browser. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Confirmed in CISA KEV since Jan 26, 2022. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 26, 2022 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Unquoted Search Path in Maxthon 5.1.0 to 5.2.7 Browser for Windows.

  2. Jan 26, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Affected

  • vendor maxthon maxthon_browserversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-16647

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-16647

    Unquoted Search Path in Maxthon 5.1.0 to 5.2.7 Browser for Windows.

    vulncheck.com

References