CVE-2026-12410CWE-59

CVE-2026-12410

High · published August 5, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
6.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00174 · 6.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2026-08-05T19:16Z
References (1)
https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/ · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 AUG 14:14Z
    CCleaner local privilege escalation via link following on uninstall
    cvelistv5