Out-of-bounds Read in N/a

CVE-2023-43692

An issue was discovered in Malwarebytes before 4.6.14.326 and before 5.1.5.116 (and Nebula 2020-10-21 and later). Out-of-bound reads in strings detection utilities lead to system crashes.

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: 0.004 (33.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.1% 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-2023-43692: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43692?
CVE-2023-43692 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-43692?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.