Local privilege escalation in TeamViewer Remote Management Monitoring
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
TeamViewer Full Client and Host before 15.83 and TeamViewer Remote Management Monitoring before 26.10.1 contain an improper access control flaw in their IPC communication (CWE-284). A local authenticated attacker with low privileges can execute scripts as SYSTEM or root.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
An improper access control vulnerability in the IPC communication between TeamViewer Full Client or Host prior to version 15.83 and the Remote Management Monitoring component prior to version 26.10.1 allows a local authenticated attacker with low privileges to execute scripts as SYSTEM/root.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TeamViewer | Full Client | before 15.83; 15.64.0 (Legacy Windows 7 & 8) to before 15.64.10 (Legacy Windows 7 & 8); 14.7.0 (Windows) to before 14.7.48868 (Windows); 14.7.0 (Linux) to before 14.7.48868 (Linux); 14.7.0 (macOS) to before 14.7.48868 (macOS); 13.2.0 (Windows) to before 13.2.36231 (Windows); 13.2.0 (Linux) to before 13.2.154008 (Linux); 13.2.0 (macOS) to before 13.2.154007 (macOS) | 15.83, 15.64.10 (Legacy Windows 7 & 8), 14.7.48868 (Windows), 14.7.48868 (Linux), 14.7.48868 (macOS), 13.2.36231 (Windows), 13.2.154008 (Linux), 13.2.154007 (macOS) | Patch available | CNA |
| TeamViewer | Host | before 15.83; 15.64.0 (Legacy Windows 7 & 8) to before 15.64.10 (Legacy Windows 7 & 8); 14.7.0 (Windows) to before 14.7.48868 (Windows); 14.7.0 (Linux) to before 14.7.48868 (Linux); 14.7.0 (macOS) to before 14.7.48868 (macOS); 13.2.0 (Windows) to before 13.2.36231 (Windows); 13.2.0 (Linux) to before 13.2.154008 (Linux); 13.2.0 (macOS) to before 13.2.154007 (macOS) | 15.83, 15.64.10 (Legacy Windows 7 & 8), 14.7.48868 (Windows), 14.7.48868 (Linux), 14.7.48868 (macOS), 13.2.36231 (Windows), 13.2.154008 (Linux), 13.2.154007 (macOS) | Patch available | CNA |
| TeamViewer | Remote Management - Monitoring | before 26.10.1 | 26.10.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Full Client VendorTeamViewer Affected before 15.83; 15.64.0 (Legacy Windows 7 & 8) to before 15.64.10 (Legacy Windows 7 & 8); 14.7.0 (Windows) to before 14.7.48868 (Windows); 14.7.0 (Linux) to before 14.7.48868 (Linux); 14.7.0 (macOS) to before 14.7.48868 (macOS); 13.2.0 (Windows) to before 13.2.36231 (Windows); 13.2.0 (Linux) to before 13.2.154008 (Linux); 13.2.0 (macOS) to before 13.2.154007 (macOS) Fixed in 15.83, 15.64.10 (Legacy Windows 7 & 8), 14.7.48868 (Windows), 14.7.48868 (Linux), 14.7.48868 (macOS), 13.2.36231 (Windows), 13.2.154008 (Linux), 13.2.154007 (macOS) Patch available CNA
- Host VendorTeamViewer Affected before 15.83; 15.64.0 (Legacy Windows 7 & 8) to before 15.64.10 (Legacy Windows 7 & 8); 14.7.0 (Windows) to before 14.7.48868 (Windows); 14.7.0 (Linux) to before 14.7.48868 (Linux); 14.7.0 (macOS) to before 14.7.48868 (macOS); 13.2.0 (Windows) to before 13.2.36231 (Windows); 13.2.0 (Linux) to before 13.2.154008 (Linux); 13.2.0 (macOS) to before 13.2.154007 (macOS) Fixed in 15.83, 15.64.10 (Legacy Windows 7 & 8), 14.7.48868 (Windows), 14.7.48868 (Linux), 14.7.48868 (macOS), 13.2.36231 (Windows), 13.2.154008 (Linux), 13.2.154007 (macOS) Patch available CNA
- Remote Management - Monitoring VendorTeamViewer Affected before 26.10.1 Fixed in 26.10.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update TeamViewer Full Client and Host to 15.83, or to 15.64.10 (Legacy Windows 7 and 8), 14.7.48868 (Windows, Linux or macOS), 13.2.36231 (Windows), 13.2.154008 (Linux) or 13.2.154007 (macOS). Update TeamViewer Remote Management Monitoring to 26.10.1.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
- Fix · CNA Full Client (TeamViewer) Fixed in 15.83, 15.64.10 (Legacy Windows 7 & 8), 14.7.48868 (Windows), 14.7.48868 (Linux), 14.7.48868 (macOS), 13.2.36231 (Windows), 13.2.154008 (Linux), 13.2.154007 (macOS)
- Fix · CNA Host (TeamViewer) Fixed in 15.83, 15.64.10 (Legacy Windows 7 & 8), 14.7.48868 (Windows), 14.7.48868 (Linux), 14.7.48868 (macOS), 13.2.36231 (Windows), 13.2.154008 (Linux), 13.2.154007 (macOS)
- Fix · CNA Remote Management - Monitoring (TeamViewer) Fixed in 26.10.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
TeamViewer Full Client, Host, Remote Management - Monitoring — teamviewer.com/en/resources/trust-center/security-bulletins…
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-81363 TeamViewer Patch Management flaw allows local privilege escalationPriority LOW 35
- TI-2026-81362 Local privilege escalation in TeamViewer Remote Management MonitoringPriority LOW 35
- TI-2026-81366 Local privilege escalation in TeamViewer Client for Windows installerPriority LOW 33
Timeline
- 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-92375
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-wrvm-jrc9-2pqh
- 2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More TeamViewer vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-13681 TeamViewer Desktop through 14.7.1965 allows a bypass of remote-login access control… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
- TI-2020-10745 TeamViewer Desktop for Windows before 15.8.3 does not properly quote its custom URI… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2010-02989 Untrusted search path vulnerability in TeamViewer 5.0.8703 and earlier allows local… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2021-13849 Memory corruption in TeamViewer CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-11870 TeamViewer 10.x through 13.x allows remote attackers to bypass the brute-force… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-28565 File Hash Validation Bypass in NomadBranch.exe CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-92375 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-92375 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wrvm-jrc9-2pqh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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