CVE 4.7 MEDIUM

Privilege Escalation via Symbolic Link Spoofing in TeamViewer Client_CVE-2025-41421

4.7 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

Improper handling of symbolic links in the TeamViewer Full Client and Host for Windows — in versions prior to 15.70 of TeamViewer Remote and Tensor — allows an attacker with local, unprivileged access to a device lacking adequate malware protection to escalate privileges by spoofing the update file path. This may result in unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-41421
Source TV
Published Oct 1, 2025 at 13:48
Modified Oct 1, 2025 at 13:59

Affected Product

Vendor TeamViewer
Product Full Client
Version 11.0.0
Affected Versions TeamViewer Full Client 11.0.0
TeamViewer Host 11.0.0

CWE Classification

References

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