Vulnerability

CVE-2026-12410

High· 7.8ZDICVSS7.8EPSS0%

.rules3/5

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, w

Threat signal

78/100

High

Severity

high

CVSS

7.8

EPSS

Active

CVSS

v3.1via NVDOpen in FIRST calculator →

7.8/ 10HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLocalRequires local access — shell, console, or local app.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredLowStandard user privileges sufficient.
User InteractionNoneFully automated — no victim action needed.
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactHighTotal disclosure of sensitive data.
Integrity ImpactHighTotal compromise of integrity — full data modification possible.
Availability ImpactHighTotal loss of availability — full DoS possible.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

0.17%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

higher than 6% of all CVEs

12-day trend↑ 0pp

Low exploitation likelihood — defer if no other signals fire.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2026-12410. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCTrack

Total impact on non-trivial mission systems

exploitation: none
automatable: no
impact: total
mission: support

Lifecycle

2026-08-05Published
2026-10-23Last modified2 sources

CVE-2026-12410

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CVE-2026-12410

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