High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 21, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-10717
CVE-2016-10717
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.
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Affected products
2- Range: <=2.2.1, fixed in 3.0.4
- Range: <=2.2.1, fixed in 3.0.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/mspaling/mbam-exclusions-poc-/blob/master/mbam-whitelist-poc.txtnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.securitytube.net/video/16690nvdThird Party Advisory
- forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/158251-malwarebytes-hall-of-fame/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.youtube.com/watchnvdThird Party Advisory
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