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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-67905

Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before v.8.7.0 runs as Administrator and performs an insecure log file delete operation in which the target location is user-controllable, allowing a non-ad

Published Feb 17, 2026 · catalog updated Feb 17, 2026 · Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before v.8.7.0

Last checked Nov 13, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-67905. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before v.8.7.0 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before v.8.7.0).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.16%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a n/a n/a

Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before v.8.7.0 runs as Administrator and performs an insecure log file delete operation in which the target location is user-controllable, allowing a non-admin user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a symbolic link, a related issue to CVE-2023-28892. To exploit this, an attacker must create a file in a given folder path and intercept the application log file deletion flow.

Are you affected?

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How to fix CVE-2025-67905

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-67905. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before v.8.7.0 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with n/a n/a n/a n/a. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.16%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 17, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before v.8.7.0 runs as Administrator and performs an insecure log file delete operation in which the target location is user-controllable, allowing a non-admin user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a symbolic link, a related issue to CVE-2023-28892. To exploit this, an attacker must create a file in a given folder path and intercept the application log file deletion flo

  2. Feb 17, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before v.8.7.0 runs as Administrator and performs an insecure log file delete operation in which the target location is user-controllable, allowing a non-admin user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a symbolic link, a related issue to CVE-2023-28892. To exploit this, an attacker must create a file in a given folder path and intercept the application log file deletion flo

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-67905

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-67905

    30-day exploitation probability 0.16%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-207699

    Malwarebytes AdwCleaner before v.8.7.0 runs as Administrator and performs an insecure log file delete operation in which the target location is user-controllable, allowing a non-admin user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a symbolic link, a related issue to CVE-2023-28892. To

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 13, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 13, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 9, 2026
  • EUVDNov 9, 2026