Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-50971

HighPublic PoC

Published: 19 June 2026

Published
19 June 2026
Modified
26 June 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 8.5 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0017 6.9th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2022-50971 is a high-severity Unquoted Search Path or Element (CWE-428) vulnerability in Malwarebytes Malwarebytes. Its CVSS base score is 8.5 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 6.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

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…

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LocalSystem privileges during service startup or system reboot.

CWE(s)
CWE-428

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

malwarebytes
malwarebytes
≤ 4.5.0

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References