CVE-2025-44002

SYSTEM file creation via junction race

Published Aug 26, 2025 · Updated Aug 26, 2025

TOCTOU race in the TeamViewer service in Full Client and Host before 15.69 on Windows allows local users to create files as SYSTEM. The service validates a directory and later uses it without preventing a low-privileged user from replacing the path with a junction, so the privileged file operation follows an attacker-controlled target. Exploitation requires local low-privileged code execution and can create arbitrary files as SYSTEM, with the reported consequence bounded to denial of service.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

TOCTOU race in the TeamViewer service in Full Client and Host before 15.69 on Windows allows local users to create files as SYSTEM. The service validates a directory and later uses it without preventing a low-privileged user from replacing the path with a junction, so the privileged file operation follows an attacker-controlled target. Exploitation requires local low-privileged code execution and can create arbitrary files as SYSTEM, with the reported consequence bounded to denial of service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-44002
Published
Aug 26, 2025
Updated
Aug 26, 2025
Vendor
TeamViewer
Product
TeamViewer Full Client
Classifications
CWE-367, CAPEC-27, T1499.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=11.0.0 <15.69

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

TeamViewer · TeamViewer Full Clientversion=11.0.0 <15.69
TeamViewer · TeamViewer Hostversion=11.0.0 <15.69

Published CVSS scores

6.1TeamViewerCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CAPEC-27Leveraging Race Conditions via Symbolic Links
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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