Local Privilege Escalation via Race Condition in TeamViewer Patch Management for Windows
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 26.9.1, 24.12.5 (Legacy version for v14.7 client)
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
TeamViewer Remote Management's Patch Management component on Windows is affected. A local user with low privileges could exploit a timing flaw during installation to run their own code with higher system privileges.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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A race condition in the installation process of TeamViewer Remote Management - Patch Management for Windows prior to version 26.9.1 allows a local authenticated attacker with low privileges to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by replacing the service executable in an insufficiently protected temporary directory during Patch Management activation.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- TeamViewer TeamViewer Remote - Patch Management
fixed in 26.9.1; From 0 (Legacy version for v14.7 client) · fixed in 24.12.5 (Legacy version for v14.7 client)