{"id":"CVE-2025-67905","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before v.8.7.0 runs as Administrator and performs an insecure log file delete operation in which the target location is user-controllable, allowing a non-ad","description":"Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before v.8.7.0 runs as Administrator and performs an insecure log file delete operation in which the target location is user-controllable, allowing a non-admin user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a symbolic link, a related issue to CVE-2023-28892. To exploit this, an attacker must create a file in a given folder path and intercept the application log file deletion flow.","publishedAt":"2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-02-17T18:55:56.791Z","severity":{"score":8.7,"label":"High","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L","source":"CISA-ADP"},"assigner":"mitre","products":["n/a n/a"],"affected":[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}],"references":["https://Malwarebytes.com","https://www.malwarebytes.com/secure/cves/cve-2025-67905"],"weaknesses":["CWE-269"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:09:56.034Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2025/67xxx/CVE-2025-67905.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2025-67905","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2026-02-17T18:55:56.791Z","assignerShortName":"mitre","assignerOrgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","dateReserved":"2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before v.8.7.0 runs as Administrator and performs an insecure log file delete operation in which the target location is user-controllable, allowing a non-admin user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a symbolic link, a related issue to CVE-2023-28892. To exploit this, an attacker must create a file in a given folder path and intercept the application log file deletion flow."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://Malwarebytes.com"},{"url":"https://www.malwarebytes.com/secure/cves/cve-2025-67905"}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"type":"text","lang":"en","description":"n/a"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"mitre","orgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","dateUpdated":"2026-02-17T16:36:23.635Z"}},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"scope":"CHANGED","version":"3.1","baseScore":8.7,"attackVector":"LOCAL","baseSeverity":"HIGH","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L","integrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","attackComplexity":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH"}},{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-02-17T18:55:04.190272Z","id":"CVE-2025-67905","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-269","type":"CWE","lang":"en","description":"CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2026-02-17T18:55:56.791Z"}}]}}}