What is CVE-2023-28892?

CVE-2023-28892 is a high-severity vulnerability in Malwarebytes Adwcleaner, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-03-29.

How severe is CVE-2023-28892?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Malwarebytes Adwcleaner

CVE-2023-28892

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.

EPSS: 0.005 (39.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Malwarebytes Adwcleaner
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28892?: CVE-2023-28892 is a high-severity vulnerability in Malwarebytes Adwcleaner, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-28892?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.