CVE-2025-3025
CCleaner Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVSS Score
7.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Elevation of Privileges in the cleaning feature of Gen Digital CCleaner version 6.33.11465 on Windows allows a local user to gain SYSTEM privileges via exploiting insecure file delete operations. Reported in CCleaner v. 6.33.11465. This issue affects CCleaner: before < 6.36.11508.
| CWE | CWE-552 |
| Vendor | gen digital |
| Product | ccleaner |
| Published | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Feb 26, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Gen Digital / CCleaner
6.33.11465 < < 6.36.11508
References
Credits
Dong-uk Kim (@justlikebono) Trend Micro, the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) ZDI-CAN-26474