CVE-2026-92371 (GCVE-0-2026-92371)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-29 15:41 – Updated: 2026-09-29 15:41
VLAI
Title
Local Privilege Escalation via Improper Link Resolution in Cloud Session Recording
Summary
TeamViewer Full Client and Host for Linux prior version 15.82 contains an improper path validation vulnerability in the Cloud Session Recording (CSR) functionality. By exploiting a race condition during path validation and subsequent file access, a local authenticated attacker may cause privileged file operations in unintended locations on the affected system.
Severity
7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper link resolution before file access ('link following')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
TeamViewer Full Client Affected: 15.0 , < 15.82 (custom)
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TeamViewer Host Affected: 15.0 , < 15.82 (custom)
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Credits
We thank Romain Igounet and Hugo Leclercq for the discovery and responsible disclosure.
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