Insufficiently protected credentials in TeamViewer Remote Full Client for Windows - CVE-2019-11769
Published: November 6, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22560
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11769
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain the administrator credentials.
The vulnerability exist due to the admin credentials in memory are stored in clear text. A local authenticated user can inject code into "Teamviewer.exe" which intercepts calls to GetWindowTextW and logs the processed credentials.
Affected software
TeamViewer Remote Full Client for Windows
CX-Supervisor
CX-Supervisor
How to mitigate CVE-2019-11769
Install updates from vendor's website.
TeamViewer Remote Full Client for Windows - update to 14.4.2669
CX-Supervisor - update to 3.5.1
CX-Supervisor - update to 3.5.1