TeamViewer Client <15.51.5 Escalation via Improper Defaults (CVE-2024-0819)
CVE-2024-0819 Published on February 27, 2024
Incomplete protection of personal password settings
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-0819 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-0819
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Affected Versions
TeamViewer Remote Full Client:- Before 15.51.5 is affected.
- Before 15.51.5 is affected.
- Before 15.51.5 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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