{"id":"CVE-2026-12410","title":"Link following vulnerability in the Uninstaller component in CCleaner prior to 7.10.1464 on Windows allows a local, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a symlink/junction created during application uninstallation…","summary":"Link following vulnerability in the Uninstaller component in CCleaner prior to 7.10.1464 on Windows allows a local, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a symlink/junction created during application uninstallation…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-59"],"published":"2026-08-05","updated":"2026-09-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-08T19:12:59.557","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12410","references":[{"url":"https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/","label":"security@nortonlifelock.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00137,"epssPercentile":0.03474,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T20:10:03.156Z","slug":"CVE-2026-12410","body":"## Overview\n\nLink following vulnerability in the Uninstaller component in CCleaner prior to 7.10.1464 on Windows allows a local, low-privileged attacker to escalate privileges to SYSTEM via a symlink/junction created during application uninstallation, which CCleaner follows when deleting the application's data folder with elevated integrity.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}