FKIE_CVE-2025-67905

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-02-17 17:21 - Updated: 2026-02-18 17:52
Severity ?
8.7 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://Malwarebytes.com
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.malwarebytes.com/secure/cves/cve-2025-67905
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  "id": "CVE-2025-67905",
  "lastModified": "2026-02-18T17:52:22.253",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
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          "scope": "CHANGED",
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