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CVE-2024-2451: 
TeamViewer Remote vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-2451 was discovered in TeamViewer Client (Full & Host) versions prior to 15.54 for Windows and macOS. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 28, 2024, and affects the fingerprint validation mechanism in the TeamViewer software (TeamViewer Bulletin).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an improper fingerprint validation issue (CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature). It received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability requires local access and high privileges but needs no user interaction to exploit (TeamViewer Bulletin).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker with administrative user rights to further elevate privileges via executable sideloading. On Windows systems, this could potentially lead to elevation to SYSTEM privileges (TeamViewer Bulletin).

Mitigation and workarounds

TeamViewer has addressed this vulnerability in version 15.54. The recommended mitigation is to update to TeamViewer version 15.54 or higher (TeamViewer Bulletin).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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