TI-2018-03826 Aliases CVE-2018-5273 GHSA-rfgj-9mv8-wcc9

In Malwarebytes Premium 3.3.1.2183, the driver file (FARFLT.SYS) allows local users to…

LOW 34CWE-20Published 2018-01-08 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In Malwarebytes Premium 3.3.1.2183, the driver file (FARFLT.SYS) allows local users to cause a denial of service (BSOD) or possibly have unspecified other impact because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x9c40e014. NOTE: the vendor reported that they "have not been able to reproduce the issue on any Windows operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0042 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:malwarebytes:malwarebytes:3.3.1.2183::::premium:::	3.3.1.2183	Vulnerable	Malwarebytes

cpe:2.3:a:malwarebytes:malwarebytes:3.3.1.2183:*:*:*:premium:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1.2183 Vulnerable ·Malwarebytes

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5273
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rfgj-9mv8-wcc9

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/ZhiyuanWang-Chengdu-Qihoo360/Malwarebytes_POC/tree/master/0x9c40e014

TI-2022-26423 Malwarebytes 4.5 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
TI-2018-03832 In Malwarebytes Premium 3.3.1.2183, the driver file (FARFLT.SYS) allows local users to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2018-03823 In Malwarebytes Premium 3.3.1.2183, the driver file (FARFLT.SYS) allows local users to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2018-03831 In Malwarebytes Premium 3.3.1.2183, the driver file (FARFLT.SYS) allows local users to… CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3
TI-2023-11316 In Malwarebytes before 4.5.23, a symbolic link may be used delete any arbitrary file on… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-13578 The Malwarebytes EDR 1.0.11 for Linux driver doesn't properly ensure whitelisting of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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