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TeamViewer DEX CVE-2025-64991

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 DEX account
  2. Delivery
    Craft malicious 1E-PatchInsights-Deploy instruction
  3. Exploit
    Inject commands via improper input validation
  4. Execution
    Platform distributes to connected 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 holding Actioner privileges within TeamViewer DEX (former 1E DEX) and the ability to submit the 1E-PatchInsights-Deploy instruction, which fails to properly validate input before building commands. It applies to versions prior to V15 of that instruction. Limiting factors: the attacker must already possess the privileged Actioner role (PR:H), so this is not exploitable by anonymous or low-privileged users; there is no public exploit and no evidence of active exploitation, and the elevated-command execution is confined to devices actually enrolled/connected to the DEX platform.

Impact

This is a legitimate but privilege-gated risk rather than a drop-everything emergency. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, 7.2 High) is internally consistent with the description: network-reachable, low complexity, no user interaction, but requiring high privileges (the description names 'Actioner privileges', which maps cleanly to PR:H). Full C/I/A compromise is credible because the flaw yields remote execution of elevated commands on managed endpoints. The EPSS score is low (0.87%, 58th percentile), and there is no CISA KEV listing and no public POC, so no public exploit identified at time of analysis - the signals are coherent (high technical impact but meaningful access barrier and no evidence of active exploitation). The main caveat: 'elevated commands on devices connected to the platform' implies the DEX actioner acts as a trusted command-distribution channel, so a compromised or malicious Actioner account effectively turns into endpoint-wide code execution (scope is scored S:U, but the real-world blast radius spans every connected device - defenders should weigh that even though CVSS keeps scope unchanged). No conflicting data was found; the vendor CVSS and description agree.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds (or has compromised) a TeamViewer DEX account with Actioner privileges crafts a malicious 1E-PatchInsights-Deploy instruction whose input is not properly validated. The injected commands are then distributed and executed with elevated rights on the endpoints connected to the platform, giving the attacker fleet-wide code execution. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and exploitation requires the privileged Actioner role.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.9% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 08, 2026

Command injection in TeamViewer DEX (formerly 1E DEX) lets an authenticated user with Actioner privileges run arbitrary elevated commands on managed devices by submitting crafted input to the 1E-PatchInsights-Deploy instruction prior to V15. The issue is rooted in improper input validation (CWE-20) and carries a CVSS 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), so exploitation is privilege-gated. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV absent); EPSS is 0.87% (58th percentile).

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade the 1E-PatchInsights-Deploy instruction to V15 or later as directed in TeamViewer security bulletin TV-2025-1006 (https://www.teamviewer.com/en/resources/trust-center/security-bulletins/tv-2025-1006/). Because exploitation requires an authenticated account with Actioner privileges, prioritize updating the DEX instruction and reviewing who holds Actioner rights; remove or tightly restrict those privileges for users who do not need patch deployment duties, with the trade-off that legitimate patch operations will be blocked for those removed. Audit DEX/1E logs for unexpected 1E-PatchInsights-Deploy submissions or command activity from Actioner accounts; log review may not prevent an attack but can detect misuse. If immediate upgrade is not possible, temporarily disable or limit use of the 1E-PatchInsights-Deploy instruction and restrict network/API access to DEX administration to trusted administrators, accepting reduced patch automation as the operational cost.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

TeamViewer DEX, formerly 1E DEX, is an endpoint management and digital employee experience platform that executes instructions and actions on enrolled devices. The 1E-PatchInsights-Deploy instruction builds deployment commands, and prior to V15 it fails to properly validate or neutralize user-supplied input, allowing command injection. The root cause class is CWE-20, improper input validation, which in this context enables an attacker to break out of intended command construction and execute arbitrary elevated commands. The NVD CPE cpe:2.3:a:teamviewer:digital_employee_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* maps the affected product as TeamViewer Digital Employee Experience. The assessed CVSS vector shows a network-reachable, low-complexity issue requiring high privileges (Actioner role), no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact; exploitation is confined to devices actually enrolled or connected to the DEX platform.

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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 7.2 HIGH

Network-delivered via the platform (AV:N) with no special timing (AC:L), but requires the privileged Actioner role (PR:H) and no victim interaction; command injection yields full C/I/A on endpoints.

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 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-PatchInsights-Deploy instruction prior V15. 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) contains a high-severity command injection flaw that could let an authenticated user with Actioner privileges run elevated commands across managed devices in affected versions prior to V15. This could enable unauthorized changes, data exposure, and broad endpoint compromise for organizations relying on affected deployments. Leadership should care because the issue is privilege-gated but high impact, and no vendor-released patch was identified at time of analysis.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; restrict or remove Actioner privileges, enforce least privilege and strong authentication, monitor and alert on 1E-PatchInsights-Deploy usage and elevated command execution, segment management infrastructure, and audit managed device logs.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 42% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise endpoint-experience platform (1E/TeamViewer DEX), common in large orgs 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 0.9%
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.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:teamviewer:digital_employee_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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