Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 29, 2023· Updated Aug 2, 2024

CVE-2023-28892

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.

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Affected products

Malwarebytes/AdwCleanercpe-rescue2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: = 8.4.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/307429-release-adwcleaner-841/mitre
malwarebytes.commitre
www.malwarebytes.com/secure/cves/cve-2023-28892mitre

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