CVE-2025-41421
Privilege Escalation via Symbolic Link Spoofing in TeamViewer Client
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.7 Medium
- Published
- Oct 1, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2025
- Reserved
- Apr 30, 2025
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.7 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | TV |
Weaknesses
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Full ClientTeamViewer |
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HostTeamViewer |
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References
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