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CVE-2025-3025: Gen Digital CCleaner · Exposed Files or Directories

Affects Gen Digital CCleanerSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.3 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.3High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Sep 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Gen Digital CCleanerAffected
  • =6.33.11465
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately upgrade CCleaner to version 6.36.11508 or later, where this vulnerability is addressed. Until patching is possible, restrict local user permissions to prevent untrusted users from executing or interacting with CCleaner's cleaning feature. Implement application whitelisting to control execution of CCleaner and related processes. Monitor systems for unusual file operations or privilege escalation attempts, especially involving CCleaner processes. Employ endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect suspicious behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. Regularly audit user accounts and limit the number of users with local access rights. Educate users about the risks of running cleaning utilities with elevated privileges and enforce the principle of least privilege. Finally, maintain robust backup and recovery procedures to mitigate damage from potential compromises.

Description

Elevation of Privileges in the cleaning feature of Gen Digital CCleaner version 6.33.11465 on Windows allows a local user to gain SYSTEM privileges via exploiting insecure file delete operations. Reported in CCleaner v.6.33.11465. This issue affects CCleaner: before < 6.36.11508.

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