CVE-2024-44744
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn issue in Malwarebytes Premium Security v5.0.0.883 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via placing crafted binaries into unspecified directories. NOTE: Malwarebytes argues that this issue requires admin privileges and that the contents cannot be altered by non-admin users.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMalwarebytes Premium Security v5.0.0.883 is vulnerable to binary planting/DLL hijacking, allowing attackers with administrative privileges to place crafted malicious binaries in unspecified directories that the application subsequently loads and executes, leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the application.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Malwarebytes Premium Security versionOpen Malwarebytes, go to Settings > About, or right-click the system tray icon and select 'About Malwarebytes' to display the installed version numberAffected if Version displayed is 5.0.0.883 exactly (no later patch applied)
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Identify application installation directoryOpen Task Manager, locate a Malwarebytes process (e.g., MBAMService.exe), right-click and select 'Open file location' to find the installation pathAffected if Malwarebytes is installed in a directory writable by standard users with admin-level attackers able to place files there
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Check for unauthorized binaries in application directoriesUse File Explorer or command line (dir /s /b *.exe *.dll) to list all executables and DLLs in the Malwarebytes installation folder, compare against known legitimate Malwarebytes filesAffected if Unexpected .exe or .dll files are present that are not part of a standard Malwarebytes installation
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Review application directory permissionsRight-click the Malwarebytes installation folder in File Explorer, go to Properties > Security, and check which users/groups have Write or Modify permissionsAffected if Non-admin users or groups have Write permissions to application directories where binaries could be planted
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Audit recent administrative account activityReview Windows Event Viewer (Security logs) for Event ID 4624/4625 to identify administrative accounts that logged in from unexpected sources or at unusual timesAffected if Administrative accounts with access to the system show suspicious login activity indicating potential compromise
Environment is affected if Malwarebytes Premium Security version 5.0.0.883 is installed and application directories allow write access from accounts that could be compromised by attackers.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-provided security update when available; restrict administrative access to systems running this software; monitor for suspicious binary placement in application directories.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-44744 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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