Elevation of Privileges in Gen Digital CCleaner on Windows
CVE-2025-3025

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Gen Digital

Status
Ccleaner
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 September 2025

What is CVE-2025-3025?

An elevation of privileges vulnerability exists in the cleaning feature of Gen Digital CCleaner version 6.33.11465 for Windows. This flaw allows a local user to exploit insecure file deletion operations, potentially gaining SYSTEM privileges. The issue is present in CCleaner versions before 6.36.11508, highlighting significant security risks for users of the software. It is crucial for users to update to the latest version to safeguard against possible exploitations.

Affected Version(s)

CCleaner Windows 6.33.11465

References

https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advi...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dong-uk Kim (@justlikebono)
Trend Micro, the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) ZDI-CAN-26474
.