VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-28892

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.49%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-03-29
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 8.4.0 runs as Administrator and performs an insecure file delete operation on C:\AdwCleaner\Logs\AdwCleaner_Debug.log in which the target location is user-controllable, allowing a non-admin user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a symbolic link.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-59

Primary references