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TeamViewer DEX CVE-2025-64986

HIGH
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2025-12-11 psirt@teamviewer.com
7.2
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: teamviewer
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate with Actioner privileges
  2. Delivery
    Craft malicious input to DevicesListeningOnAPort instruction
  3. Exploit
    Inject arbitrary commands via improper validation
  4. Execution
    Execute elevated commands on connected devices
  5. Impact
    Compromise managed endpoint fleet

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated account with 'Actioner' privileges on the TeamViewer DEX (formerly 1E DEX) platform and targets the specific 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-DevicesListeningOnAPort instruction in versions prior to V21. This is NOT remotely exploitable by an unauthenticated attacker - the PR:H metric confirms high privileges are required, which is the primary limiting factor and significantly narrows the attacker population to those already holding a privileged platform role. No user interaction is required (UI:N). The impact is amplified because successful injection executes elevated commands on downstream devices managed by the platform, so the blast radius depends on how many endpoints the DEX instance manages and how broadly the Actioner role is delegated.

Impact

This is a moderate-priority issue rather than an emergency. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 (HIGH) reflects a potent impact profile - network attack vector (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), and full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) - but is gated by PR:H, meaning the attacker must already hold high privileges (specifically 'Actioner' role within the DEX platform). The EPSS score of 1.19% (67th percentile) indicates a low-to-modest exploitation probability, which is consistent with a privilege-gated, authenticated flaw rather than a mass-exploited internet-facing bug. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit code identified in the provided data, so there is no evidence of active exploitation. The signals are internally consistent: a high-impact but high-privilege-required bug correctly yields a HIGH (not CRITICAL) score and low EPSS. The main caveat is trust-boundary dependent - the real risk hinges on how broadly the 'Actioner' privilege is granted in a given deployment and whether that role is considered trusted; where Actioner is widely assigned, this effectively becomes a privilege-escalation-to-RCE path across all managed endpoints. No SSVC decision data was provided in the input, so automatability and decision-point classification cannot be assessed.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds (or has compromised an account with) 'Actioner' privileges on the TeamViewer DEX platform crafts malicious input to the 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-DevicesListeningOnAPort instruction, which fails to properly validate input. The injected commands are then executed with elevated privileges on the managed devices connected to the platform, converting platform-level access into remote code execution across the endpoint fleet. No public proof-of-concept exploit was identified at the time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 1.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 08, 2026

Command injection in TeamViewer DEX (formerly 1E DEX) allows authenticated attackers with Actioner privileges to execute arbitrary elevated commands on managed devices via the 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-DevicesListeningOnAPort instruction in versions prior to V21. The vulnerability requires high privileges (PR:H), so it is not exploitable by unauthenticated remote attackers, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis; EPSS is 1.19% (67th percentile). This is a moderate-priority issue rather than an emergency, with impact limited to environments where the Actioner role is broadly delegated.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: V21. Upgrade to TeamViewer DEX V21 or later, which contains the fix for the command injection in the 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-DevicesListeningOnAPort instruction. If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict the Actioner role to only trusted administrators and audit its assignment, as exploitation requires this high privilege. Additionally, monitor or log usage of the affected instruction for suspicious command injection attempts, and consider temporarily disabling the instruction if the risk outweighs its operational value-though this will eliminate visibility into devices listening on ports. Review the vendor advisory TV-2025-1006 for further guidance: https://www.teamviewer.com/en/resources/trust-center/security-bulletins/tv-2025-1006/.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability is a command injection (CWE-20 improper input validation) in the TeamViewer DEX platform, specifically within the 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-DevicesListeningOnAPort instruction. This instruction is part of the Tachyon Core component that queries devices listening on a port. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:teamviewer:digital_employee_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* confirms the affected product family is TeamViewer Digital Employee Experience (DEX). Exploitation requires an authenticated account with Actioner privileges; no user interaction is needed. The EPSS score is 1.19% (percentile 67%), suggesting a relatively low likelihood of exploitation in the wild. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing is present.

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Severity by source

Vendor (teamviewer) PRIMARY 7.2 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.2 HIGH

Network-reachable platform instruction (AV:N) with low complexity, but requires privileged Actioner role (PR:H); command injection yields full elevated code execution so C/I/A all High.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (teamviewer).

CVSS VectorVendor: teamviewer

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

A command injection vulnerability was discovered in TeamViewer DEX (former 1E DEX), specifically within the 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-DevicesListeningOnAPort instruction prior V21. Improper input validation, allowing authenticated attackers with Actioner privileges to inject arbitrary commands. Exploitation enables remote execution of elevated commands on devices connected to the platform.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

TeamViewer DEX (formerly 1E DEX) versions prior to V21 contain a command injection vulnerability in the 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-DevicesListeningOnAPort instruction, which could allow an authenticated user with Actioner privileges to execute elevated commands on managed devices. The organizational risk is highest where the Actioner role is broadly delegated, because those accounts could be used to affect managed endpoints at scale. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and no vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis, so leadership should prioritize reducing unnecessary Actioner privilege and monitoring for misuse while awaiting a vendor fix.

Business Impact: Medium
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include restricting the Actioner role to trusted administrators, removing unnecessary delegated Actioner privileges, monitoring and auditing use of the 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-DevicesListeningOnAPort instruction, enforcing least privilege on managed devices, and limiting access to TeamViewer DEX console functions.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 33% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise digital employee experience platform, deployed but not ubiquitous
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 1.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
Medium

Priority Score

37
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

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