What is CVE-2022-50971?

CVE-2022-50971 is a high-severity vulnerability in Malwarebytes, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-06-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-50971?

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

Vulnerability in Malwarebytes

CVE-2022-50971

Malwarebytes 4.5 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the MBAMService executable that allows local attackers to escalate privileges by injecting malicious code into the system root path. Attackers can place executable files i…

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

Malwarebytes — versions 4.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50971?: CVE-2022-50971 is a high-severity vulnerability in Malwarebytes, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-50971?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.