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CVE-2025-3025

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Description

Elevation of Privileges in the cleaning feature of Gen Digital CCleaner version 6.33.11465 on Windows allows a local user to gain SYSTEM privileges via exploiting insecure file delete operations. Reported in CCleaner v. 6.33.11465. This issue affects CCleaner: before < 6.36.11508.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.3 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2025-09-15 13:15:36.040000
Last modified
2026-10-23 22:10:00.160000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2025-3025",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2025-09-15T13:15:36.040",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-23T22:10:00.160",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Elevation of Privileges in the cleaning feature of Gen Digital CCleaner version 6.33.11465 on Windows allows a local user to gain SYSTEM privileges via exploiting insecure file delete operations. Reported in CCleaner v. 6.33.11465. This issue affects CCleaner: before < 6.36.11508."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Elevación de Privilegios en la función de limpieza de Gen Digital CCleaner versión 6.33.11465 en Windows permite a un usuario local obtener privilegios de SYSTEM mediante la explotación de operaciones de eliminación de archivos inseguras. Reportado en CCleaner v. 6.33.11465. Este problema afecta a CCleaner: antes de anterior a 6.36.11508."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Gen Digital",
          "product": "CCleaner",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "platforms": [
            "Windows"
          ],
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "6.33.11465",
              "lessThan": "< 6.36.11508",
              "versionType": "custom",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 7.3,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.3,
        "impactScore": 5.9
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
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        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "timestamp": "2025-09-16T03:55:19.388624Z",
          "id": "CVE-2025-3025",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "total"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-552"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}