Buffer overflow in N/a

CVE-2023-43688

An issue was discovered in Malwarebytes 4.x and 5.x (and Nebula 2020-10-21 and later). There is a Heap buffer overflow in various buffer encryption utilities.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (10.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 10.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-43688: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43688?
CVE-2023-43688 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-43688?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.