PT-2026-20261 · Malwarebytes · Malwarebytes Adwcleaner

Published 2026-02-17 · Updated 2026-02-22 · CVE-2025-67905

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.7

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Malwarebytes AdwCleaner versions prior to 8.7.0

Description The application runs with Administrator privileges and performs an insecure log file deletion. The target location for deletion is controllable by the user. This allows a non-administrator user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM through a symbolic link. To exploit this, an attacker must create a file in a specific folder path and intercept the application's log file deletion process.

Recommendations Update Malwarebytes AdwCleaner to version 8.7.0 or later.

Fix

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-67905

Affected Products

Malwarebytes Adwcleaner

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-67905 · Security Note
• https://malwarebytes.com/secure/cves/cve-2025-67905 · Note
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/2025526042920919319 · Twitter Post
• https://malwarebytes.com · Note