CVE-2023-43688
June 9, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
7.5
High
Description
An issue was discovered in Malwarebytes 4.x and 5.x (and Nebula 2020-10-21 and later). There is a Heap buffer overflow in various buffer encryption utilities.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Malwarebytes |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-122
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | malwarebytes | malwarebytes | 4.* | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | malwarebytes | malwarebytes | 5.* | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | malwarebytes | nebula | 2020-10-21 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: NETWORK
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: NONE
- Integrity Impact: NONE
- Availability Impact: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Timeline
Published: June 9, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Last Modified: June 9, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
Last Modified: June 9, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
Status : Deferred
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