CVE-2024-0819

Local privilege escalation via unprotected personal password setting

Published Feb 27, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2024

Improper privilege management in TeamViewer Remote clients before 15.51.5 allows local users to access a logged-in administrator session. The client initializes its default settings without requiring administrative rights to change the personal password, letting a low-privileged user set a password for later remote access. Exploitation requires local client access on a multi-user Windows, Linux, or macOS system with an administrator logged in and without the documented protective settings enabled.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in TeamViewer Remote clients before 15.51.5 allows local users to access a logged-in administrator session. The client initializes its default settings without requiring administrative rights to change the personal password, letting a low-privileged user set a password for later remote access. Exploitation requires local client access on a multi-user Windows, Linux, or macOS system with an administrator logged in and without the documented protective settings enabled.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-0819
Published
Feb 27, 2024
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Vendor
TeamViewer
Product
TeamViewer Remote Host
Classifications
CWE-269, T1098
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 27, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <15.51.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

TeamViewer · TeamViewer Remote Hostversion=0 <15.51.5
TeamViewer · TeamViewer Remote Full Clientversion=0 <15.51.5
TeamViewer · TeamViewer Remoteversion=0 <15.51.5

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3TeamViewerCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1098Account Manipulation

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