CVE 8.7 HIGH

CVE-2025-67905_CVE-2025-67905

8.7 / 10
HIGH
CVSS: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.

AI Analysis

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before v.8.7.0 via insecure log file deletion

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-67905
Source mitre
Published Feb 17, 2026 at 00:00
Modified Feb 17, 2026 at 18:55

Affected Product

Vendor Malwarebytes
Product AdwCleaner
Version before 8.7.0
Affected Versions n/a n/a n/a

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 8.7 / 10
AI Severity High
Vendor Malwarebytes
Product AdwCleaner
Version before 8.7.0

References

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