CVE-2016-10717
HIGHMalwarebytes Anti-Malware <= 2.2.1 - Unauthenticated Whitelisting Bypass via Exclusions.dat
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF5ic5nOoUY
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.securitytube.net/video/16690
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc-/blob/master/mbam-whitelist-poc.txt
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc-
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/158251-malwarebytes-hall-of-fame/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0106
EPSS Percentile
60.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-254
Status
published
Products (1)
malwarebytes/malwarebytes_anti-malware
2.2.1
Published
Mar 21, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026