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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.securitytube.net/video/16690Third Party Advisory
- https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/158251-malwarebytes-hall-of-fame/Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc-Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc-/blob/master/mbam-whitelist-poc.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF5ic5nOoUYThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytube.net/video/16690Third Party Advisory
- https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/158251-malwarebytes-hall-of-fame/Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc-Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc-/blob/master/mbam-whitelist-poc.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF5ic5nOoUYThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 21, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified