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CVE-2024-0819 (GCVE-0-2024-0819)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-27 14:07 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:00
VLAI
Title
Incomplete protection of personal password settings
Summary
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.
Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-05 14:52 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
TV
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
TeamViewer Remote Full Client Affected: 0 , < 15.51.5 (custom)
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