01 Record
CVE-2026-12410
CCleaner local privilege escalation via link following on uninstall
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GEN
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
CCleaner local privilege escalation via link following on uninstall
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 6.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-08.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-05 14:14Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-05 15:32Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-06-16
- Assigning CNA
- GEN
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 9ce0c4073279879ef5d1f4b2cd725b562ad65c8c9872bfc4ab7deeafe123abdc
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.gendigital.comhttps://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/
07 Remediation
Upgrade to CCleaner 7.10.1464 or later on Windows. All builds at or above 7.10.1464 include the fix.