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CVE-2016-10717
A vulnerability in the encryption and permission implementation of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware consumer version 2.2.1 and prior (fixed in…
High7.8EPSS 1.2%
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- mitre
Description
A vulnerability in the encryption and permission implementation of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware consumer version 2.2.1 and prior (fixed in 3.0.4) allows an attacker to take control of the whitelisting feature (exclusions.dat under %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData) to permit execution of unauthorized applications including malware and malicious websites. Files blacklisted by Malwarebytes Malware Protect can be executed, and domains blacklisted by Malwarebytes Web Protect can be reached through HTTP.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 31% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (5)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF5ic5nOoUY (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.securitytube.net/video/16690 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc-/blob/master/mbam-whitelist-poc.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc- (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/158251-malwarebytes-hall-of-fame/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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