Description
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.
Published: 2026-09-21
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

History

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Bleachbit
Bleachbit bleachbit
Vendors & Products Bleachbit
Bleachbit bleachbit

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title BleachBit: Exploit File Delete to Escalate Privilege
Weaknesses CWE-367
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Bleachbit Bleachbit
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-21T15:16:03.499Z

Reserved: 2026-06-16T23:11:20.214Z

Link: CVE-2026-55567

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-21T15:15:54.515Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-21T15:17:29.793

Modified: 2026-09-21T16:17:09.557

Link: CVE-2026-55567

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-21T15:45:16Z

Weaknesses