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CVE-2023-28892
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2023-03-29T15:15:07.730 · Last modified 2026-06-17T05:48:59.413

Summary

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.

Affected products

malwarebytes — adwcleaner

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References

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