CVE-2025-3025 HIGH

CVE-2025-3025: CCleaner Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Gen Digital
Product CCleaner
Weakness CWE-552 · Files accessible externally
Published September 15, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 15, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated