CVEvulnerability

CVE-2026-12410

7.8 HIGH Published 2026-08-05 Modified 2026-10-23 Official page ↗
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
2026-08-05
Last modified
2026-10-23
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-59

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.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References