Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 8.4.0 runs as Administrator and performs an insecure file delete operation on C:\AdwCleaner\Logs\AdwCleaner_Debug.log in which the target location is user-controllable, allowing a non-admin user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a symbolic link.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2024-08-02T13:51:38.956Z

Reserved: 2023-03-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2023-28892

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Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-29T15:15:07.730

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:56:13.790

Link: CVE-2023-28892

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