CVE-2024-1933
Improper symlink resolution in TeamViewer Remote client for macOS
Insecure UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TeamViewer Remote Client prior Version 15.52 for macOS allows an attacker with unprivileged access, to potentially elevate privileges or conduct a denial-of-service-attack by overwriting the symlink.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper symlink resolution in TeamViewer Remote client for macOS
Insecure UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TeamViewer Remote Client prior Version 15.52 for macOS allows an attacker with unprivileged access, to potentially elevate privileges or conduct a denial-of-service-attack by overwriting the symlink.
- Record
CVE-2024-1933- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-61
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-17655
Insecure UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TeamViewer Remote Client prior Version 15.52 for macOS allows an attacker with unprivileged access, to potentially elevate privileges or conduct a denial-of-service-attack by overwriting the symlink.
- Record
EUVD-2024-17655- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j4mm-f543-fj92
Insecure UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TeamViewer Remote Client prior Version 15.52...
Insecure UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TeamViewer Remote Client prior Version 15.52 for macOS allows an attacker with unprivileged access, to potentially elevate privileges or conduct a denial-of-service-attack by overwriting the symlink.
- Record
GHSA-j4mm-f543-fj92- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-61
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Insecure UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TeamViewer Remote Client prior Version 15.52 for macOS allows an attacker with unprivileged access, to potentially elevate privileges or conduct a denial-of-service-attack by overwriting the symlink.
- Record
CVE-2024-1933- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-61
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-1933 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Teamviewer Remote Client, published March 26, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.