CVE-2022-50971: Malwarebytes

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 in unquoted path directories that execute with LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.

Affected products

• Malwarebytes Malwarebytes: up to and including 4.5.0

Published 2026-06-19. Last modified 2026-10-06.