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ZDI-26-565: Gen Digital CCleaner Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A link-following flaw (CVE-2026-12410, CVSS 7.8) in Gen Digital CCleaner allows local privilege escalation after low-privileged code execution.

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-565 details a link following vulnerability in Gen Digital CCleaner that permits local privilege escalation. An attacker must first be able to run low-privileged code on the affected installation. ZDI rated the issue 7.8 on CVSS and assigned CVE-2026-12410.

ZDI Published Advisories · Aug 13, 2026VulnerabilityCVE-2026-12410