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Case File

CVE-2016-10717

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.05% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-03-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2016-10717
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
1.05%

Original Filing — NVD Description

A vulnerability in the encryption and permission implementation of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware consumer version 2.2.1 and prior (fixed in 3.0.4) allows an attacker to take control of the whitelisting feature (exclusions.dat under %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData) to permit execution of unauthorized applications including malware and malicious websites. Files blacklisted by Malwarebytes Malware Protect can be executed, and domains blacklisted by Malwarebytes Web Protect can be reached through HTTP.