CVE-2023-43686

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.26.2
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

“—” beside the score: it is equal to the CVSS score beside it.

Score 6.2 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-09. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1, EPSS, GitHub Security Advisory
6.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorRemediate within your standard update timelines (the SSVC decision on this page).
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.1%CVSS: 6.2Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

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

An issue was discovered in Malwarebytes 4.x and 5.x (and Nebula 2020-10-21 and later). A large number of Firefox preference files can cause the parser to ignore other browser configuration files, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS v3
6.2
EG Score
6.2MEDIUMmedium confidence
EG Risk
28
EG Risk 28/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity62% × 45%
The EG Score, 6.2 of 10.
Exploitation0.1% × 40%
FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA's BOD 26-04 default: no one has published Automatable for this CVE, and CISA treats it as “no” for a CVE not in KEV.
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).
Exploitation none (no CISA value, KEV listing or exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
0.1%
EPSS %ILE
1st
KEV
Not listed

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* at high (mission-essential systems).

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation none (no CISA value, KEV listing or exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.

In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). Where an input reads “CISA's BOD 26-04 default”, no one has published it for this CVE, and CISA's implementation guidance says: “If “Automatable” and “Technical Impact” information items about a CVE ID are not available and the CVE ID is not in the KEV Catalog, CISA will treat its values as “no” and “total,” respectively, until CISA or a third party provides metadata about the CVE ID. CISA will always provide the Vulnrichment data for a CVE ID listed in the KEV Catalog.” Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

Published

June 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 14, 2026
No fix on record yet.
Web page

CVE-2023-43686 - Malwarebytes, Nebula - Improper Handling of Exceptional Condition

https://www.malwarebytes.com/secure/cves/cve-2023-43686

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-43686(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 7× in last 7d / 26× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. 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. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 92 of 221 refreshes on record for this CVE.

A repeat, a row identical to one the same pipeline wrote less than 10 seconds earlier, is not a separate refresh and is not counted. 8 repeat rows among the latest 100 are merged into the row they repeat. The 129 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.

  1. 2026-10-11 21:44 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-10 19:57 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.1% · 1st percentile
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  23. 2026-09-14 04:24 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-14 04:24 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
  25. 2026-09-13 16:44 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.1% · 1st percentile
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  1. 2026-09-12 14:58 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.1% · 1st percentile
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  12. 2026-08-31 00:30 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-31 00:30 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
  14. 2026-08-30 19:15 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.1% · 1st percentile
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  19. 2026-08-25 00:48 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-25 00:48 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
  21. 2026-08-23 11:04 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-23 11:04 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
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  26. 2026-08-21 19:42 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
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  29. 2026-08-20 17:25 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
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  32. 2026-08-19 15:42 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
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  36. 2026-08-17 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
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  39. 2026-08-16 03:16 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
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  42. 2026-08-15 02:33 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
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  45. 2026-08-14 01:51 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
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  48. 2026-08-13 01:08 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
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  51. 2026-08-12 00:25 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
  52. 2026-08-11 13:39 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.1% · 1st percentile
  53. 2026-08-10 23:41 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
  54. 2026-08-09 22:58 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
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  56. 2026-08-08 22:16 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
  57. 2026-08-08 16:35 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.1% · 1st percentile
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  59. 2026-08-07 21:32 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
  60. 2026-08-07 16:25 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.1% · 1st percentile
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  62. 2026-08-06 20:50 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
  63. 2026-08-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.1% · 1st percentile
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  65. 2026-08-05 20:07 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-485v-wc7x-92fx · GitHub CVSS 6.2
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-43686?
CVE-2023-43686 is a medium-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on June 9, 2026. An issue was discovered in Malwarebytes 4.x and 5.x (and Nebula 2020-10-21 and later). A large number of Firefox preference files can cause the parser to ignore other browser configuration files, leading to a denial of service.
When was the CVE record for CVE-2023-43686 published?
The CVE record for CVE-2023-43686 was published on June 9, 2026. That is the record's publication date; the vulnerability itself may have been made public earlier. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of July 23, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2023-43686 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-43686 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (1st percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-43686?
CVE-2023-43686 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.2 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-43686?
No fix for CVE-2023-43686 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2023-43686 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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