CVE-2025-44002 Arbitrary File Creation via Symbolic Link leading to Denial-of-Service
Local attackers can exploit a race condition to create arbitrary files with SYSTEM privileges, causing denial of service in TeamViewer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-44002?
CVE-2025-44002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in TeamViewer Full Client, published on 26 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-44002?
How do I fix CVE-2025-44002?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-44002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-44002 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-44002 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-56qh-f2pg-88cj.