SB2025092430 - Privilege escalation in Gen Digital CCleaner
Published: September 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025092430
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-3025)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an insecure link following issue within the Custom Clean functionality. A local user can abuse the service to delete arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.