Link following in CCleaner - CVE-2025-3025
Published: September 24, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116075
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-3025
CWE-ID: CWE-59
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
CCleaner
How to mitigate CVE-2025-3025
Install updates from vendor's website.
CCleaner - update to 6.36.11508