BleachBit cleans files to free disk space and to maintain privacy. BleachBit for Windows up to version 4.6.2 is vulnerable to a DLL Hijacking vulnerability. By placing a malicious DLL with the name uuid.dll in the folder C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\, an attacker can execute arbitrary code every time BleachBit is run. This issue has been patched in version 4.9.0.
Advisories
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-14702 BleachBit cleans files to free disk space and to maintain privacy. BleachBit for Windows up to version 4.6.2 is vulnerable to a DLL Hijacking vulnerability. By placing a malicious DLL with the name uuid.dll in the folder C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\, an attacker can execute arbitrary code every time BleachBit is run. This issue has been patched in version 4.9.0.
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History

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:45:00 +0000

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Description BleachBit cleans files to free disk space and to maintain privacy. BleachBit for Windows up to version 4.6.2 is vulnerable to a DLL Hijacking vulnerability. By placing a malicious DLL with the name uuid.dll in the folder C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\, an attacker can execute arbitrary code every time BleachBit is run. This issue has been patched in version 4.9.0.
Title BleachBit for Windows Has DLL Untrusted Path Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-427
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-15T17:30:02.744Z

Reserved: 2025-04-10T12:51:12.278Z

Link: CVE-2025-32780

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-04-15T17:29:54.876Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-04-15T17:15:49.997

Modified: 2025-04-15T18:39:27.967

Link: CVE-2025-32780

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T16:01:45Z