CVE-2023-28892

high

Description

Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 8.4.0 runs as Administrator and performs an insecure file delete operation on C:\AdwCleaner\Logs\AdwCleaner_Debug.log in which the target location is user-controllable, allowing a non-admin user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a symbolic link.

References

https://www.malwarebytes.com/secure/cves/cve-2023-28892

https://malwarebytes.com

https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/307429-release-adwcleaner-841/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-03-29

Updated: 2024-03-05

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0018