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CVE-2023-28892 Details

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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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/307429-release-adwcleaner-841/ CVE
https://malwarebytes.com CVEProduct
https://www.malwarebytes.com/secure/cves/cve-2023-28892 CVEVendor Advisory
https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/307429-release-adwcleaner-841/ [email protected]
https://malwarebytes.com [email protected]Product

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
malwarebytes adwcleaner
<= 8.4.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:malwarebytes:adwcleaner:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-28892
NVD Published Date:
Mar 29, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]