CVE-2025-3025
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Publication date: 2025-09-15

Last updated on: 2025-09-15

Assigner: NortonLifeLock Inc.

Description
Elevation of Privileges in the cleaning feature of Gen Digital CCleaner version 6.33.11465 on Windows allows a local user to gain SYSTEM privileges via exploiting insecure file delete operations. Reported in CCleaner v. 6.33.11465. This issue affects CCleaner: before < 6.36.11508.
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Published
2025-09-15
Last Modified
2025-09-15
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2026-06-16
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2025-09-15
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2025-3025
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Vendor Product Version / Range
avast avast_antivirus <24.2
gendigital ccleaner 6.33.11465
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CWE-552 The product makes files or directories accessible to unauthorized actors, even though they should not be.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an elevation of privileges issue in the cleaning feature of Gen Digital CCleaner version 6.33.11465 on Windows. It allows a local user to gain SYSTEM privileges by exploiting insecure file delete operations.

Impact Analysis

An attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to gain SYSTEM-level privileges, which means they could execute code with the highest level of permissions on the affected system. This could lead to full control over the system, including installing software, accessing sensitive data, or disrupting system operations.

Mitigation Strategies

Update CCleaner to version 6.36.11508 or later to fix the elevation of privileges vulnerability caused by insecure file delete operations.

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