CVE-2022-50971

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-19. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EPSS
10.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 19, 2026

Last Modified

June 26, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Malwarebytes 4.5 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/malwarebytes-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-50971(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 33× in last 7d / 86× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-07 04:43 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-07 04:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 15:31 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-06 15:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-06 02:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-06 02:13 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-06 02:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-05 13:04 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-05 13:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-05 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-04 23:55 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-04 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-04 10:47 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-04 10:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-04 06:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-03 21:38 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-03 21:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-03 08:29 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-03 08:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-02 19:20 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-02 19:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-02 06:12 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-02 06:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-01 17:02 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-01 17:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-01 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-01 03:54 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-01 03:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-06-30 23:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-06-30 23:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-30 14:46 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-06-30 14:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-06-30 01:34 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-06-30 01:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-06-29 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-29 12:26 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-06-29 12:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-06-28 23:18 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-06-28 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-28 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-06-28 10:10 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-06-28 10:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-06-28 04:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-06-28 04:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-27 21:02 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-06-27 21:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-06-27 07:54 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-06-27 07:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-27 03:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-27 03:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-26 18:47 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-06-26 18:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-06-26 05:39 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-06-26 05:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-06-25 16:31 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-06-25 16:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-06-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-06-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-25 03:22 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-06-25 03:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-06-24 14:13 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-06-24 14:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-06-24 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-06-24 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-06-24 01:06 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-06-24 01:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-23 21:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-06-23 11:58 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-06-23 11:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-06-22 22:50 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-06-22 22:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-06-22 17:37 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 8.5
  50. 2026-06-22 09:40 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-06-22 09:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-06-21 20:30 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-06-21 20:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-06-21 07:23 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-06-21 07:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-06-20 18:14 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-06-20 18:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-06-20 05:05 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-06-20 05:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-06-19 15:56 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-06-19 15:55 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-50971?
CVE-2022-50971 is a high vulnerability published on June 19, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2022-50971 disclosed?
CVE-2022-50971 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 19, 2026, with the most recent update on June 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-50971 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-50971 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 10.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-50971?
CVE-2022-50971 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-50971?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-50971, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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