{"cve":"CVE-2023-28892","nvd":{"published":"2023-03-29T15:15:07.730","modified":"2026-06-17T05:48:59.413","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/307429-release-adwcleaner-841/","https://malwarebytes.com","https://www.malwarebytes.com/secure/cves/cve-2023-28892","https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/307429-release-adwcleaner-841/","https://malwarebytes.com"],"products":["malwarebytes:adwcleaner"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:37:48.383111019+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-28892","score":0.00489,"percentile":0.42081,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}