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
Published Mar 21, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.07%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.2.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.07% (0.01069) | 63.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.06% (0.01063) | 60.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 27.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00177) | 56.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00177) | 55.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00177) | 53.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00149) | 49.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 72.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 16, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 71.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.36% (0.01365) | 69.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.36% (0.01365) | 45.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://www.securitytube.net/video/16690 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/158251-malwarebytes-hall-of-fame/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc- x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc-/blob/master/mbam-whitelist-poc.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF5ic5nOoUY x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytube.net/video/16690 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/158251-malwarebytes-hall-of-fame/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc- | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc-/blob/master/mbam-whitelist-poc.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF5ic5nOoUY | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.