CVE-2025-3025

CCleaner Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published Sep 15, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.3 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to v. 6.36.11508, or newer, released 28/MAY/2025

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-29181 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gen Digital
Gen Digital ccleaner
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Vendors & Products Gen Digital
Gen Digital ccleaner
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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. 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.
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title CCleaner Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-552
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
NLOK
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2026, 5:48 PM
Reserved
Mar 31, 2025, 9:08 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 15, 2025, 1:15 PM
Modified
Oct 23, 2026, 10:10 PM