SB2024092676 - Multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities in TeamViewer
Published: September 26, 2024 Updated: July 3, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Missing Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7479)
CWE-ID: CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization during installation of a VPN driver via the TeamViewer_service.exe component, which listens on TCP port 5939. A local user can access the component and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
2) Missing Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7481)
CWE-ID: CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization during installation of a Printer driver via the TeamViewer_service.exe, which listens on TCP port 5939. A local user can access the component and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.