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TeamViewer DEX CVE-2025-64989

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 as Actioner-privileged user
  2. Delivery
    Craft malicious FindFileBySizeAndHash instruction
  3. Exploit
    Inject arbitrary commands via unvalidated input
  4. Execution
    Platform dispatches to managed devices
  5. Impact
    Execute elevated commands on endpoints

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 (former 1E DEX) platform and the ability to invoke the 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-FindFileBySizeAndHash instruction, whose parameter input is improperly validated (CWE-20) in versions prior to V21.1. Limiting factors: the attacker must already hold this elevated management role (PR:H), so unprivileged or external unauthenticated users cannot trigger it; the environment must be running a pre-V21.1 build; and the high-impact outcome depends on the platform having managed/connected devices to dispatch the injected commands to. No user interaction is required (UI:N).

Impact

This is a moderate-priority issue rather than a top-tier emergency, and the signals are largely consistent. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N, base 7.2 High) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw that nonetheless requires high privileges - specifically an authenticated account holding 'Actioner' privileges in the TeamViewer DEX (former 1E DEX) platform. That PR:H requirement is the single largest risk reducer: an attacker must already be a trusted, privileged operator of the management console, so this is primarily an insider-abuse / privilege-boundary violation or a post-compromise escalation vector, not an open-internet unauthenticated RCE. EPSS of 1.10% (65th percentile) is low-to-moderate and aligns with that gating - no broad, automatable mass-exploitation is predicted. The vulnerability is NOT listed in CISA KEV and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, so there is currently no evidence of active exploitation or weaponization. The genuinely elevated factor is impact: C:H/I:H/A:H plus the description's statement that exploitation yields 'remote execution of elevated commands on devices connected to the platform,' meaning a single abused Actioner account can push arbitrary elevated commands across a fleet of managed endpoints - a severe downstream blast radius. Note a scope consideration: NVD scored this S:U, but the stated impact crosses from the DEX core to managed endpoint devices, which arguably warrants a scope change - see confidence_notes. No SSVC decision data was provided in the input, so exploitation/automatable/technical-impact determinations could not be independently corroborated.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A malicious or compromised DEX operator holding Actioner privileges invokes the 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-FindFileBySizeAndHash instruction and injects crafted command syntax into an improperly validated parameter. Because the instruction is dispatched to managed endpoints, the injected commands execute with elevated privileges across devices connected to the platform, giving the attacker fleet-wide arbitrary command execution. No public exploit code has been identified, so exploitation currently requires the attacker to craft the injection themselves.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 1.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 08, 2026

Command injection in TeamViewer DEX (formerly 1E DEX) versions prior to V21.1 allows an authenticated attacker with Actioner privileges to execute arbitrary elevated commands on managed devices via the 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-FindFileBySizeAndHash instruction. The flaw is due to improper input validation (CWE-20), and exploitation requires high privileges (PR:H) but no user interaction. No public exploit code has been identified, and the EPSS score is 1.10% (65th percentile); our independent assessment rates this as a moderate-priority issue, consistent with the need for an elevated management role and connected devices to target.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to TeamViewer DEX V21.1 or later, as the vulnerability is fixed in that release per vendor advisory TV-2025-1006. If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict Actioner privileges to only essential personnel, as exploitation requires an authenticated account with this role. Additionally, monitor logs for unexpected invocations of the 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-FindFileBySizeAndHash instruction and consider network segmentation to limit the reach of managed devices. Note that restricting privileges may impact administrative workflows, and no public exploit code has been identified, so the urgency is moderate. Always verify the patch from the vendor's official source: https://www.teamviewer.com/en/resources/trust-center/security-bulletins/tv-2025-1006/.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

TeamViewer DEX (Digital Employee Experience) is an endpoint management platform that uses the TachyonCore engine to execute instructions like 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-FindFileBySizeAndHash for querying devices. The vulnerability arises from improper validation of input parameters to this instruction, allowing an authenticated user with Actioner privileges to inject arbitrary commands. These commands are then executed with elevated privileges on devices connected to the platform. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:teamviewer:digital_employee_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* confirms the affected product is TeamViewer DEX, and the CWE-20 classification points to a lack of input sanitization as the root cause. The independent assessment adjusts the CVSS scope to changed (S:C), indicating that exploitation could impact resources beyond the vulnerable component, though the high privilege requirement (PR:H) limits the attack surface.

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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 9.1 CRITICAL

Network-reachable instruction with low complexity, but requires Actioner privileges (PR:H); injected commands execute on separate managed endpoints, crossing a trust boundary (S:C), with full C/I/A impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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:H/SI:H/SA:H

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-FindFileBySizeAndHash instruction prior V21.1. 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), used by IT operations teams to manage and remediate endpoints at scale, contains a command injection flaw in its FindFileBySizeAndHash instruction that would let an attacker holding Actioner privileges run elevated commands across managed devices. Because the flaw sits in the same platform organizations trust to push changes fleet-wide, a single compromised or malicious privileged account could be leveraged for broad, high-integrity action against the corporate endpoint estate. Leadership should care less about the CVSS 7.2 score than about the blast radius: this is a privileged management-plane risk affecting IT operations and security staff accounts, not the general workforce.

Business Impact: Medium
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: restrict Actioner privileges to a minimal, monitored set of accounts; enforce MFA and network-level restrictions on DEX/TachyonCore console and API access; audit and alert on use of the FindFileBySizeAndHash instruction; segment the management plane from general corporate networks; rotate privileged credentials and revoke dormant sessions.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 35% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise digital-employee-experience/endpoint-management platform, significant but not universal footprint
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 1.1%
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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