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High · 7.8 CVE-2026-12410 EUVD-2026-53387GHSA-fgpf-v7cp-xh35

CCleaner local privilege escalation via link following on uninstall

Published Aug 5, 2026 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by GEN

Description

Link following vulnerability in the Uninstaller component in CCleaner prior to 7.10.1464 on Windows allows a local, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a symlink/junction created during application uninstallation, which CCleaner follows when deleting the application's data folder with elevated integrity.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Gen Digital CCleaner < 7.10.1464 7.10.1464

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