VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2025-67905
CVSS score8.7 HIGH
EPSS probability0.16%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-02-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Description
Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before v.8.7.0 runs as Administrator and performs an insecure log file delete operation in which the target location is user-controllable, allowing a non-admin user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a symbolic link, a related issue to CVE-2023-28892. To exploit this, an attacker must create a file in a given folder path and intercept the application log file deletion flow.
Weakness classification
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-269