Skip to main content

TeamViewer DEX CVE-2025-64993

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

Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Obtain/abuse Actioner-privileged account
  2. Delivery
    Craft malicious ConfigMgrConsoleExtensions input
  3. Exploit
    Inject commands via improper validation
  4. Execution
    Execute elevated commands on connected devices
  5. Impact
    Compromise managed 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 the 'Actioner' privilege within TeamViewer DEX (former 1E DEX) and reaching the 1E-ConfigMgrConsoleExtensions instructions feature, which fails to properly validate input (CWE-20). The high-privilege role (PR:H) is the key limiting factor: this is not exploitable by anonymous or low-privileged users, so realistic risk centers on malicious insiders or compromised Actioner credentials rather than opportunistic external attackers. Impact additionally depends on the platform being connected to and managing target devices, since the injected elevated commands execute on those connected endpoints.

Impact

This is a genuine but conditional risk rather than an urgent mass-exploitation threat. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw with no user interaction, but it explicitly requires PR:H - the attacker must already hold 'Actioner' privileges within TeamViewer DEX (former 1E DEX). This high-privilege precondition is the dominant risk-limiting signal and is consistent with the description, which names 'authenticated attackers with Actioner privileges.' The EPSS score of 0.87% (58th percentile) indicates low near-term probability of broad exploitation, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code was identified, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The signals are therefore internally consistent: a high technical impact (C:H/I:H/A:H, remote execution of elevated commands on managed endpoints) gated behind a privileged role, which tempers the real-world urgency. The primary residual concern is insider abuse or a compromised Actioner account being used to pivot command execution onto many connected devices. No signals conflict, but note that the only reference is the vendor bulletin - affected-version detail and exact fix are not independently corroborated here.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds an Actioner role in the TeamViewer DEX console (an insider, or an adversary who has compromised such an account) crafts malicious input to the 1E-ConfigMgrConsoleExtensions instructions, where improper input validation allows command injection. Because the platform executes actions on connected endpoints, the injected commands run with elevated privileges on managed devices, enabling lateral code execution across the fleet. No public proof-of-concept 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 0.9% exploitation probability (EPSS)

Get an e-mail when this CVE is exploited, patched or re-scored. Free account.

Alert me

AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 08, 2026

Command injection in TeamViewer DEX (formerly 1E DEX) allows an authenticated attacker with the Actioner privilege to execute arbitrary elevated commands on managed devices via the 1E-ConfigMgrConsoleExtensions instructions feature. The vulnerability arises from improper input validation (CWE-20) and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.2 with a changed scope per independent assessment, but the high-privilege requirement (PR:H) makes it a conditional risk rather than an urgent mass-exploitation threat. EPSS is low at 0.87% (58th percentile), and no public exploit code or active exploitation (CISA KEV) has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply the vendor-released patch as specified in TeamViewer security bulletin TV-2025-1006 (https://www.teamviewer.com/en/resources/trust-center/security-bulletins/tv-2025-1006/). Because no exact fix version is provided in the input data, verify the applicable patched version from the advisory. Until patching is possible, restrict the 'Actioner' role to only fully trusted administrators, enforce multi-factor authentication for all DEX accounts, and monitor audit logs for unexpected command executions on managed devices. Additionally, consider disabling the 1E-ConfigMgrConsoleExtensions instructions feature if it is not operationally required; however, this may reduce management functionality. Network segmentation to limit access to the DEX management interface and periodic review of privileged accounts can further reduce risk. Note that the high privilege requirement (PR:H) means these compensating controls are effective only if paired with strong credential management.

Affects your stack

Find out whether the stacks and servers you run are on an affected version.

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

TeamViewer DEX (formerly 1E DEX) is a digital employee experience platform that integrates with Microsoft Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) to manage and monitor endpoints. The vulnerable component, 1E-ConfigMgrConsoleExtensions, processes instructions from the ConfigMgr console and fails to properly validate user-supplied input before passing it to a command shell, allowing command injection (CWE-20). The assessed CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) indicates that exploitation requires network access, low attack complexity, high privileges (Actioner role), no user interaction, and results in a changed scope because the injected commands execute with elevated privileges on remote devices connected to the DEX platform, affecting resources beyond the vulnerable component. The root cause is a lack of input validation and sanitization for instruction parameters.

Know when Teamviewer gets its next vulnerability

  • Watch products and get an email when something new is published
  • Check this CVE against your own stack and servers
  • Exploit and PoC references, threat intelligence from 22 sources

No credit card · 7-day full trial

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 reflects the required privileged Actioner role; S:C because injected commands execute on separately-managed connected devices beyond the DEX platform, 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 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-ConfigMgrConsoleExtensions instructions. 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

A command-injection flaw in TeamViewer DEX (formerly 1E DEX) lets a user who already holds the Actioner privilege run arbitrary elevated commands across every managed endpoint through the 1E-ConfigMgrConsoleExtensions instructions feature. Because exploitation requires both authentication and a high-privilege role, the immediate organizational exposure is concentrated among privileged IT and endpoint-management staff rather than the general workforce, but the blast radius of a single misuse is fleet-wide. No vendor patch is currently available, so leadership should treat this as a privileged-insider and credential-compromise risk requiring tightened access controls and monitoring.

Business Impact: Medium
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: revoke or tightly restrict the Actioner privilege to a minimal set of named administrators; enforce MFA and just-in-time elevation; isolate DEX management infrastructure on a hardened management network; enable and review instruction-execution audit logging; monitor 1E-ConfigMgrConsoleExtensions for anomalous child processes or spawned command interpreters; and only allow instructions to be issued from sanctioned jump hosts.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 42% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche enterprise endpoint/ConfigMgr management tooling, specialized deployment
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
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.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:teamviewer:digital_employee_experience:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2020-13699 HIGH POC
8.8 Jul 29

TeamViewer Desktop for Windows before 15.8.3 does not properly quote its custom URI handlers. Rated high severity (CVSS

CVE-2018-14333 HIGH POC
8.1 Jul 17

TeamViewer through 13.1.1548 stores a password in Unicode format within TeamViewer.exe process memory between "[00 88] a

CVE-2019-19362 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Dec 02

An issue was discovered in the Chat functionality of the TeamViewer desktop application 14.3.4730 on Windows. Rated medi

CVE-2018-16550 CRITICAL
9.8 Sep 05

TeamViewer 10.x through 13.x allows remote attackers to bypass the brute-force authentication protection mechanism by sk

CVE-2026-19042 HIGH
8.8 Aug 26

Command injection in TeamViewer Full Client and Host for Linux (prior to version 15.81.5) allows remote attackers to exe

CVE-2025-44016 HIGH
8.8 Dec 11

Arbitrary code execution in TeamViewer DEX Client (formerly 1E Client) versions prior to 25.11 on Windows allows unauthe

CVE-2026-92370 HIGH
8.8 Sep 29

TeamViewer Full Client and Host on Windows, Linux, and macOS contain an improper access control flaw that allows authent

CVE-2021-34859 HIGH
8.8 Oct 25

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TeamViewer 15.16.8.0.

CVE-2019-18251 HIGH
8.8 Nov 26

In Omron CX-Supervisor, Versions 3.5 (12) and prior, Omron CX-Supervisor ships with Teamviewer Version 5.0.8703 QS. Rate

CVE-2026-12703 HIGH
8.0 Jul 29

Two-factor authentication bypass in TeamViewer Full Client and Host for macOS before 15.80 lets an already-authenticated

CVE-2026-92368 HIGH
7.8 Sep 29

Heap-based buffer overflow in TeamViewer Full Client and Host for Linux and macOS before version 15.82 allows arbitrary

CVE-2026-19743 HIGH
7.8 Sep 29

Local privilege escalation in TeamViewer Full Client and Host on Windows, Linux, and macOS (all versions prior to 15.82)

This site uses cookies essential for authentication and security. No tracking or analytics cookies are used. Privacy Policy