CVE-2016-10717

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 21, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-10717: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix