{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-50971 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2022-50971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2022-50971 is a high-severity vulnerability in Malwarebytes, published on 19 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2022-50971 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2022-50971 is a high-severity vulnerability in Malwarebytes, published on 19 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-50971 exists.\n\nAffected product: Malwarebytes. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50971/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50971/index.md)","id":"CVE-2022-50971","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50971/index.md","name":"CVE-2022-50971","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-h259-67jx-3q85"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation","code_execution"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Malwarebytes antivirus","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to LocalSystem by placing malicious executables in unquoted service path directories during startup.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"VulnCheck","cpe":[{"product":"malwarebytes","vendor":"malwarebytes"}],"cvss":{"score":8.5,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-428","name":"Unquoted Search Path or Element"}],"description":"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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Malwarebytes 4.5 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation","id":"CVE-2022-50971","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2022"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":4,"next":{"headline":"WooCommerce 7.1.0 Remote Code Execution via class-wc-meta-box-product-images.php","id":"CVE-2022-50972"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"WordPress Plugin AAWP 3.16 Reflected XSS via tab Parameter","id":"CVE-2022-50970"},"products":["Malwarebytes"],"published":"2026-06-19","related":[{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Path traversal in n/a","id":"CVE-2023-26088","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-03-23"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Denial of service in n/a","id":"CVE-2018-5270","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2018-01-08"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Denial of service in n/a","id":"CVE-2018-5271","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2018-01-08"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Denial of service in n/a","id":"CVE-2018-5272","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2018-01-08"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Denial of service in n/a","id":"CVE-2018-5273","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2018-01-08"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Denial of service in n/a","id":"CVE-2018-5274","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2018-01-08"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"poc","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-07-15","vendors":["Malwarebytes"]},"summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to LocalSystem by placing malicious executables in unquoted service path directories during startup.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50971/"}