CVE-2023-28892
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 29, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:48 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAdwcleaner
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 8.4.0
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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