HIGH 7.8 NVD

CVE-2026-12410

Link following vulnerability in the Uninstaller component in CCleaner prior to 7.10.1464 on Windows allows a local, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileg

Link following vulnerability in the Uninstaller component in CCleaner prior to 7.10.1464 on Windows allows a local, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a symlink/junction created during application uninstallation, which CCleaner follows when deleting the application's data folder with elevated integrity.

References

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Published: 2026-08-05 · Source: NVD · Feed updated: 2026-08-05

This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 was published on 2026-08-05 via NVD.

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