BleachBit cleans files to free disk space and to maintain privacy. Prior to 6.0.1, privileged Windows cleaning does not lock and validate a target's parent directory before deletion. A local unprivileged user can replace that directory with a Windows junction and use a native symlink to redirect the elevated deletion to an attacker-selected file. The arbitrary privileged file deletion can be combined with Windows Installer behavior to obtain local SYSTEM privileges. This issue is fixed in version 6.0.1.
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Configurations
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History
21 Sep 2026, 16:17
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Information
Published : 2026-09-21 15:17
Updated : 2026-09-24 21:16
NVD link : CVE-2026-55567
Mitre link : CVE-2026-55567
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-55567
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Products Affected
No product.
CWE
CWE-367
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
