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CVE-2026-12410 (GCVE-0-2026-12410)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-05 14:14 – Updated: 2026-08-05 15:32

Title

CCleaner local privilege escalation via link following on uninstall

Summary

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.

Severity

7.8 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-05 15:32 UTC

CWE

CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Assigner

GEN CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 20 records in the last 180 days details

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
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Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
Gen Digital	CCleaner	Affected: 0 , < 7.10.1464 (custom)	guessed

Date Public

2026-08-05 00:00

Credits

Anonymous working with TrendAI Zero Day Initiative

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FKIE_CVE-2026-12410

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-05 15:16 - Updated: 2026-10-23 21:10

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	security@nortonlifelock.com	https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-FGPF-V7CP-XH35

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-05 15:32 – Updated: 2026-08-05 15:32

Details

Severity

7.8 (High)


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

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