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TeamViewer DEX CVE-2025-64990

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

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

  1. Access
    Obtain Actioner-privileged platform account
  2. Delivery
    Craft malicious LogoffUser instruction
  3. Exploit
    Inject commands via unvalidated input
  4. Execution
    Platform dispatches to endpoints
  5. Impact
    Elevated command execution on managed devices

Vulnerability Assessment

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

Requires an authenticated account holding 'Actioner' privileges on the TeamViewer DEX (former 1E DEX) platform, and a target running a version prior to V21.1 where the 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-LogoffUser instruction performs improper input validation. Exploitation is performed by submitting that specific instruction with injected command content. Limiting factors: the privileged Actioner role is a significant barrier (this is not unauthenticated access), no user interaction is needed, and only pre-V21.1 deployments are vulnerable; the blast radius is amplified because injected commands execute with elevated privileges on endpoints connected to the platform.

Impact

This is a genuine but access-gated risk rather than a drop-everything emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 7.2 HIGH) is driven by full C/I/A impact, but the PR:H requirement is the dominant limiter: the vendor description confirms the attacker must already hold 'Actioner' privileges, a privileged operational role within the TeamViewer DEX (former 1E DEX) platform. The EPSS score of 0.83% (56th percentile) is low-to-moderate and consistent with a privileged-access flaw that is not trivially mass-exploitable. The CVE is NOT on CISA KEV and no public exploit code was provided, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. No SSVC decision data was supplied. Signals are internally consistent - network vector plus high-privilege requirement plus moderate-low EPSS all point to a post-authentication privilege-leveraging issue, not an unauthenticated internet-facing wormable bug. The one point worth flagging for verification: the description states exploitation enables 'remote execution of elevated commands on devices connected to the platform,' which implies impact crossing from the DEX platform to managed endpoints (a scope-change / lateral-impact characteristic) even though the published vector records S:U - defenders should treat successful exploitation as capable of elevated command execution across managed fleet devices.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has obtained or abused an account with Actioner privileges on the TeamViewer DEX platform submits a crafted 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-LogoffUser instruction (on versions prior to V21.1) containing injected command syntax that improper input validation fails to sanitize. Because the platform dispatches instructions to managed endpoints, the injected commands execute with elevated privileges on connected devices, giving the attacker arbitrary command execution across the managed fleet. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and the attack requires the high-privilege Actioner role rather than anonymous access.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.8% 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 user with Actioner privileges to execute arbitrary elevated commands on managed endpoints by submitting a crafted 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-LogoffUser instruction. The flaw is an improper input validation issue (CWE-20) in the instruction handling path, and exploitation requires network reachability to the DEX platform plus a high-privileged Actioner account, so it is access-gated rather than unauthenticated. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; EPSS is 0.83% (56th percentile) and there is no CISA KEV listing, making this a genuine but access-gated risk rather than a drop-everything emergency.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: V21.1 or later. Upgrade TeamViewer DEX (formerly 1E DEX) to V21.1 or later, as indicated by the pre-V21.1 affected version boundary and the vendor advisory TV-2025-1006 at https://www.teamviewer.com/en/resources/trust-center/security-bulletins/tv-2025-1006/. Until the upgrade is complete, restrict the Actioner role to the smallest possible set of trusted administrators and remove it from accounts that do not require delegated instruction execution; the trade-off is loss of delegated operations and possible workflow disruption. If the 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-LogoffUser instruction is not needed, disable or block that specific instruction on the DEX platform, understanding that legitimate remote logoff functionality will be unavailable. Additionally, segment and monitor access to the DEX management plane, review audit logs for anomalous LogoffUser instruction invocations and command-like parameters, and rotate credentials for Actioner accounts if suspicious activity is detected; these controls reduce exposure but do not replace the vendor patch. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but because the flaw is command injection with elevated endpoint impact, prioritize remediation for internet-exposed or broadly delegated DEX deployments.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

TeamViewer DEX, formerly 1E DEX, is a digital employee experience and endpoint management platform that delivers instructions to connected devices. The vulnerable component is the 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-LogoffUser instruction, which is intended to log off a user on an endpoint; because it does not properly validate input before constructing or invoking command execution, an attacker who can invoke that instruction can append or substitute arbitrary commands. CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) is the root-cause class. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:teamviewer:digital_employee_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, covering deployments before V21.1. CVSS vector components indicate network exploitability with no user interaction, but PR:H means the attacker must already hold Actioner privileges; the independent assessment uses scope changed (S:C), reflecting that injected commands can execute with elevated privileges on connected devices outside the vulnerable platform's security authority. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

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Severity by source

NVD 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

PR:H for the required Actioner role, AC:L as no special conditions beyond that, and S:C because injected commands execute on managed endpoints beyond the vulnerable platform component.

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 NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

DescriptionNVD

A command injection vulnerability was discovered in TeamViewer DEX (former 1E DEX), specifically within the 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-LogoffUser 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) is affected by a high-severity command-injection issue that could allow a user with Actioner privileges to run elevated commands on managed endpoints, creating a path to broad operational disruption or lateral movement if such an account is misused. Because this is an endpoint-management platform, leadership should care about exposure across the managed estate and the concentration of privileged access, especially while no vendor patch is available and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis. Prioritize containment, privilege reduction, and monitoring until remediation is available.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: restrict Actioner privileges to the minimum necessary; enforce MFA and just-in-time access for Actioner accounts; limit network reachability to the DEX platform; monitor and alert on 1E-Explorer-TachyonCore-LogoffUser instruction submissions and unexpected elevated command execution; segment managed endpoints; and plan to upgrade to V21.1 or later once available.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 44% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise digital-employee-experience management suite, common but not everywhere
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 0.8%
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
High

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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