Vulnerability CVE-2023-28892


Published: 2023-03-29

Description:
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.

 References:
https://www.malwarebytes.com/secure/cves/cve-2023-28892
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