TI-2020-09229 Aliases CVE-2020-11507 GHSA-95gw-jh6x-wvch

An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 8.0.3 could cause…

LOW 36CWE-426Published 2020-04-06 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 8.0.3 could cause arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges when a malicious DLL library is loaded.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00881 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07

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:adwcleaner:8.0.3:::::::*	8.0.3	Vulnerable	Malwarebytes

cpe:2.3:a:malwarebytes:adwcleaner:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.3 Vulnerable ·Malwarebytes

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-11507
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-95gw-jh6x-wvch

References

Advisory 1

https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/258140-release-adwcleaner-804/

TI-2019-14374 An Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before 8.0.1 could… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-13387 Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 8.4.0 runs as Administrator and performs an insecure file delete… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

Sources

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