Gen Digital CCleaner Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2026-12410)
CVE number – CVE-2026-12410
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Gen Digital CCleaner.
An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the Uninstaller functionality.
By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to delete arbitrary files.
An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.
Gen Digital has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12410
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