What is CVE-2022-50933?

CVE-2022-50933 is a high-severity vulnerability in Malavida Cain & Abel, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-50933?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Malavida Cain & Abel

CVE-2022-50933

Cain & Abel 4.9.56 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted binary path to inject malicious executables t…

EPSS: 0.002 (6.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Malavida Cain & Abel — versions 4.9.56
Malavida Cain_\&_abel — versions 4.9.56

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (Exploit, exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product, Broken Link)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50933?: CVE-2022-50933 is a high-severity vulnerability in Malavida Cain & Abel, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-50933?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.