CVE-2022-50931

HIGH

TeamSpeak 3.5.6 - Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-50931. PoCs published by Aryan Chehreghani.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates insecure file permissions in TeamSpeak 3.5.6, allowing an attacker to replace executable files with malicious ones for privilege escalation. The PoC shows that critical executables are writable by SYSTEM, Administrators, and the local Administrator.

Description

TeamSpeak 3.5.6 contains an insecure file permissions vulnerability that allows local attackers to replace executable files with malicious binaries. Attackers can replace system executables like ts3client_win32.exe with custom files to potentially gain SYSTEM or Administrator-level access.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Aryan Chehreghani · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50743

This exploit demonstrates insecure file permissions in TeamSpeak 3.5.6, allowing an attacker to replace executable files with malicious ones for privilege escalation. The PoC shows that critical executables are writable by SYSTEM, Administrators, and the local Administrator.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: TeamSpeak 3.5.6
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Write permissions to the TeamSpeak installation directory
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50743
Product product
https://www.teamspeak.com

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 9.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-732
Status published
Products (1)
teamspeak/teamspeak 3.5.6
Published Jan 13, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026