CVE-2025-67905

high

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.

References

https://www.malwarebytes.com/secure/cves/cve-2025-67905

https://Malwarebytes.com

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-02-17

Updated: 2026-04-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0001