Input validation

2024-02-2714:15:00

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teamviewer

initialization

default settings

privilege escalation

password

remote connection

admin account

windows

linux

macos

7.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.1%

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Improper initialization of default settings in TeamViewer Remote Client prior version 15.51.5 for Windows, Linux and macOS, allow a low privileged user to elevate privileges by changing the personal password setting and establishing a remote connection to a logged-in admin account.

References

www.teamviewer.com/en/trust-center/security-bulletins/tv-2024-1001/