CVE-2025-67905
Privilege escalation in Malwarebytes AdwCleaner via insecure log deletion to SYSTEM.
Is CVE-2025-67905 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2025-67905 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2025-67905?
CVE-2025-67905 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-67905?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-67905. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2025-67905 affect?
CVE-2025-67905 affects Malwarebytes AdwCleaner. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2025-67905?
Upgrade to 8.7.0+; verify log permissions
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Non-admin can achieve SYSTEM during log deletion by abusing a user-controlled path and symlink in the AdwCleaner flow.
Patch when possible