CVE-2020-25533 describes a race condition vulnerability in Malwarebytes for macOS (versions prior to 4.0). A malicious application could exploit this flaw to execute privileged actions within the Malwarebytes launch daemon by manipulating process IDs during XPC connection validation. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), indicating a high potential for impact (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) with local access and high attack complexity required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:malwarebytes:malwarebytes:*:*:*:*:-:macos:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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