What is GHSA-h259-67jx-3q85?

GHSA-h259-67jx-3q85 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Malwarebytes 4.5 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the MBAMService executable...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-h259-67jx-3q85 cover?

GHSA-h259-67jx-3q85 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2022-50971. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-h259-67jx-3q85?

GHSA-h259-67jx-3q85 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-h259-67jx-3q85HighCVSS 7.8

Malwarebytes 4.5 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability in the MBAMService executable...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

June 19, 2026

Last Modified

June 19, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2022-50971 →

📋 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.

🔗 References (6)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50971
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50806
https://www.malwarebytes.com
https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/malwarebytes-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h259-67jx-3q85