CVE-2021-43768

MEDIUM EPSS 13.2%

Published Oct 24, 20258mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

5.3 CVSS 3.1

Medium

Published Oct 24, 2025 8mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In Malwarebytes For Teams v.1.0.990 and before and fixed in v.1.0.1003 and later a privilege escalation can occur via the COM interface running in mbamservice.exe.

CVSS Details

Base Score

5.3

Exploitability

3.9

Impact

1.4

Vector string

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

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

13.2% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management Authorization

References 2

hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/895316
malwarebytes.com https://www.malwarebytes.com/secure/cves/cve-2021-43768

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.