CVE-2025-44002

Arbitrary File Creation via Symbolic Link leading to Denial-of-Service

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:24 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorFull ClientHost

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Race Condition in the Directory Validation Logic in the TeamViewer Full Client and Host prior version 15.69 on Windows allows a local non-admin user to create arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges, potentially leading to a denial-of-service condition, via symbolic link manipulation during directory verification.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

11.0.0 ≤ v < 15.6911.0.0
Affected range stops below 15.69, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
11.0.0 ≤ v < 15.6911.0.0
Affected range stops below 15.69, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.1MEDIUMTV
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-367

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