CVE-2014-4936

high

Description

The upgrade functionality in Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) consumer before 2.0.3 and Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit (MBAE) consumer 1.04.1.1012 and earlier allow man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the update server and uploading an executable.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2014-4853

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130244/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware-Anti-Exploit-Update-Remote-Code-Execution.html

http://blog.0x3a.com/post/104954032239/cve-2014-4936-malwarebytes-anti-malware-and

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-12-16

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.16784