CVE-2026-12410

CCleaner local privilege escalation via link following on uninstall

State: Published
Severity: 7.8 High
Published: Aug 5, 2026
Updated: Aug 5, 2026
Reserved: Jun 16, 2026

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	GEN

Weaknesses

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

Affected Products

Product	Versions
CCleanerGen Digital	before 7.10.1464Affected

References

https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/

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