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GHSA-XRG5-9QXV-FC56

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-23 03:30 – Updated: 2023-03-28 21:30

Details

In Malwarebytes before 4.5.23, a symbolic link may be used delete any arbitrary file on the system by exploiting the local quarantine system. It can also lead to privilege escalation in certain scenarios.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


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

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CVE-2023-26088 (GCVE-0-2023-26088)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-03-23 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-25 15:25

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

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	https://support.malwarebytes.com/hc/en-us/article…
	https://www.malwarebytes.com/secure/cves/cve-2023-26088

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-XRG5-9QXV-FC56

CVE-2023-26088 (GCVE-0-2023-26088)

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