Vulnerability details

CVE-2025-67905

CVSS 3.1

8.7High

Official 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.

CVSS scores

Score	Version	Source	Vector
8.7High	3.1	CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP)	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L`

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Source
No product information recorded.

References and advisories

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Details

Published: 2026-02-17
Last updated: 2026-02-17
State: Published
Assigner (CNA): mitre

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.15%

Probability of exploitation in 30 days

4.8%

Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable: No
Exploitation: None
Technical impact: Partial

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management