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CVE-2026-92374

TOCTOU privilege escalation in TeamViewer macOS helper before 15.83

CVSS 3.1
7.8 high
EPSS
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Published
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Modified
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A time-of-check time-of-use race and improper symbolic-link handling in the privileged helper of TeamViewer Full Client and Host on macOS let a local, low-privileged user bypass installer package verification and install a malicious package. No user interaction is required. Successful exploitation escalates privileges to root. Versions prior to 15.83 are affected.

What to do: Upgrade TeamViewer Full Client and Host on macOS to 15.83 or later.

ProductAffectedFixed in
TeamViewer Full Client (macOS)prior to 15.8315.83
TeamViewer Host (macOS)prior to 15.8315.83
Estimated exposure
No basis for an estimate.

Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.

Description · NVD

A time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition combined with improper symbolic link handling in the privileged helper of TeamViewer Full Client and Host prior to version 15.83 for macOS allows a local attacker with low privileges to bypass installer package verification and install a malicious package. Successful exploitation can lead to local privilege escalation to root.

Weakness
CWE-367
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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