Untrusted search path vulnerability in TeamViewer 5.0.8703 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitra
Untrusted search path vulnerability in TeamViewer 5.0.8703 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll that is located in the same folder as a .tvs or .tvc file.
- Published
- Aug 26, 2010
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 8.4% · 95th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
40
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 3 / 30 · 8.4%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| teamviewer | teamviewer | cpe:2.3:a:teamviewer:teamviewer |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- teamviewer teamviewerup to 5.0.8703 inclusive
- teamviewer teamviewer1.85
- teamviewer teamviewer2.44
- teamviewer teamviewer3.6.5523
- teamviewer teamviewer4.1.8107
Same product
teamviewer: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2020-13699TeamViewer Desktop for Windows before 15.8.3 does not properly quote its custom URI handlers.43Plan
- CVE-2018-16550TeamViewer 10.x through 13.x allows remote attackers to bypass the brute-force authentication protection mechanism by skipping the "Cancel" 40Plan
- CVE-2021-34859This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TeamViewer 15.16.8.0.38Monitor
- CVE-2018-14333TeamViewer through 13.1.1548 stores a password in Unicode format within TeamViewer.exe process memory between "[00 88] and "[00 00 00]" deli33Monitor
- CVE-2021-34858This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TeamViewer.32Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2010-08-24 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-3 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+5879 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- secunia.com/advisories/41112
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513317/100/0/threaded
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2174
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6773
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.