# CVE-2019-5237: Code injection in PCManager

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code and read or write information on systems running vulnerable Huawei PCManager versions.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pw6m-28qg-vmfc

## What is CVE-2019-5237?

CVE-2019-5237 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Huawei PCManager, published on 8 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Huawei PCManager with the versions before 9.0.1.66 (Oversea) and versions before 9.0.1.70 (China) have a code execution vulnerability. Successful exploitation may cause the attacker to execute code and read/write information.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5237?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Huawei Pcmanager\(china\), Huawei Pcmanager\(oversea\).

## How do I fix CVE-2019-5237?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5237 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-5237 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5237 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Huawei PCManager

- [CVE-2019-5238](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5238/): Code injection in PCManager (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-5239](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5239/): Information disclosure in PCManager (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-5237 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-5237 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Huawei PCManager, published on 8 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5237 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Huawei PCManager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5237/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5237/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5237
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5237
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5237

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5237/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.