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CVE-2026-12410: CCleaner local privilege escalation via link following on uninstall
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-08-05 · updated 2026-10-23
- Weakness: 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.
Affected products
- Gen Digital CCleaner: before 7.10.1464 — fixed in 7.10.1464
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Gen Digital CCleaner 7.10.1464. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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