CVE-2025-67905 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting an insecure log file deletion operation via symbolic links in Malwarebytes AdwCleaner.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-67905?
CVE-2025-67905 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-67905?
How do I fix CVE-2025-67905?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-67905 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-67905 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-67905 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w2v5-vxvg-mqgh.