---
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: 0.03472
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T20:10:03.156Z'
---

## Overview

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, which CCleaner follows when deleting the application's data folder with elevated integrity.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.