Description
Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 8.4.0 runs as Administrator and performs an insecure file delete operation on C:\AdwCleaner\Logs\AdwCleaner_Debug.log in which the target location is user-controllable, allowing a non-admin user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a symbolic link.
Published: 2023-03-29
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Malwarebytes Adwcleaner
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-02T13:51:38.956Z

Reserved: 2023-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-28892

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-29T15:15:07.730

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:56:13.790

Link: CVE-2023-28892

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