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High · 8.7 CVE-2025-67905 EUVD-2025-207699GHSA-w2v5-vxvg-mqgh

Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before v.8.7.0 runs as Administrator and performs an insecure log file delete operation in which the target locatio…

Published Feb 17, 2026 · Updated Feb 17, 2026 · Assigned by mitre

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.

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