CVE-2022-50971

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-19. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:vulncheck, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

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.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
51(Track*)
EG Risk 51/100SSVC: Track*

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
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
10.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 19, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Malwarebytes 4.5 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/malwarebytes-unquoted-service-path-privilege-escalation
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2022-50971(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 16× in last 7d / 90× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. 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. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 14:16 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-23 02:17 UTCEG score recompute
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  16. 2026-07-17 04:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-14 10:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  57. 2026-06-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  66. 2026-06-23 11:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-06-22 22:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-06-22 17:37 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 8.5
  69. 2026-06-22 09:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  73. 2026-06-20 05:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-06-19 15:56 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-06-19 15:55 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-50971?
CVE-2022-50971 is a high vulnerability published on June 19, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2022-50971 disclosed?
CVE-2022-50971 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 19, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-50971 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-50971 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 10.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-50971?
CVE-2022-50971 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-50971?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-50971, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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