Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-10717 · published 21 March 2018
CVE-2016-10717: Malwarebytes anti-malware vulnerability
Malwarebytes · Malwarebytes Anti Malware
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.
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securitytube.net/video/16690 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/158251-malwarebytes-hall-of-fame/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc- | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc-/blob/master/mbam-whitelist-poc.txt | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF5ic5nOoUY | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securitytube.net/video/16690 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/158251-malwarebytes-hall-of-fame/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc- | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc-/blob/master/mbam-whitelist-poc.txt | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF5ic5nOoUY | Third Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-10717), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
