CVE-2026-16444: high-severity vulnerability in TeamViewer Full Client, Host, QuickSupport &…
Improper Validation of File Paths in TeamViewer Desktop Clients
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41Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 7.5epss 0.4%
from disclosure to weapon40 days
Published on NVDAug 26
1st PoC+40d
Improper
neutralization of path traversal sequences in TeamViewer Desktop Clients prior
Version 15.81.5 allows an authenticated remote session participant to write files
to unintended locations on the local file system via file transfer or virtual
file clipboard mechanisms. An attacker can leverage this behavior to achieve
arbitrary file write and potentially execute code with the privileges of the
affected user.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
TeamViewer · Full Client, Host, QuickSupport & PortableTeamViewer · Full Client, Host, QuickSupport & Portable (for Windows 7 & 8)TeamViewer · Full Client, Host, QuickSupport & Portable (v13 for Windows)TeamViewer · Full Client, Host, QuickSupport (v13 for Linux)TeamViewer · Full Client, Host, QuickSupport (v13 for macOS)TeamViewer · Full Client, Host, QuickSupport (v14 for Linux)TeamViewer · Full Client, Host, QuickSupport (v14 for macOS)TeamViewer · Full Client, Host, QuickSupport (v14 for Windows)public PoCs found — 1
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