CVE-2023-43687

Published Aug 14, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Malwarebytes before 4.6.14.326 and before 5.1.5.116 (and Nebula 2020-10-21 and later). There is a Race condition that leads to code execution because of a lack of locks between file verification and execution.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-48068 An issue was discovered in Malwarebytes before 4.6.14.326 and before 5.1.5.116 (and Nebula 2020-10-21 and later). There is a Race condition that leads to code execution because of a lack of locks between file verification and execution.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-421
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Malwarebytes
Malwarebytes malwarebytes
Vendors & Products Malwarebytes
Malwarebytes malwarebytes
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue was discovered in Malwarebytes before 4.6.14.326 and before 5.1.5.116 (and Nebula 2020-10-21 and later). There is a Race condition that leads to code execution because of a lack of locks between file verification and execution.
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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 15, 2025, 4:39 PM
Reserved
Sep 21, 2023, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 14, 2025, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:26 AM