CVE-2023-36631

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Published Jun 26, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Lack of access control in wfc.exe in Malwarebytes Binisoft Windows Firewall Control 6.9.2.0 allows local unprivileged users to bypass Windows Firewall restrictions via the user interface's rules tab. NOTE: the vendor's perspective is "this is intended behavior as the application can be locked using a password."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:malwarebytes:binisoft_windows_firewall_control:6.9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.679% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://hackerone.com/reports/2000375
https://www.bencteux.fr/posts/malwarebytes_wfc/

History

Jul 14, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00011}`	epss `{'score': 8e-05}`

Subscriptions

Malwarebytes Binisoft Windows Firewall Control

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:52 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 26, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:52 PM
Reserved: Jun 25, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:52 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:52 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 26, 2023, 12:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:06 AM

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