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Local privilege escalation via DLL hijacking in TeamViewer Monitoring

Priority LOW 33CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

TeamViewer Remote Management Monitoring for Windows before 26.10.1 contains a DLL loading flaw in its installer. A local authenticated attacker with low privileges can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Exploitation requires user interaction.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Description from the CNA

A DLL loading vulnerability in the TeamViewer Remote Management Monitoring installer for Windows prior to version 26.10.1 allows a local authenticated attacker with low privileges to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. Exploitation requires user interaction.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00099 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Remote Management - Monitoring (TeamViewer): 26.10.1

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TeamViewerRemote Management - Monitoringbefore 26.10.126.10.1Patch availableCNA
  • Remote Management - Monitoring VendorTeamViewer Affected before 26.10.1 Fixed in 26.10.1 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update TeamViewer Remote Management Monitoring for Windows to version 26.10.1 or later.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

  • 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 Remote Management - Monitoring — teamviewer.com/en/resources/trust-center/security-bulletins…

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-81362 Local privilege escalation in TeamViewer Remote Management MonitoringPriority LOW 35
    • TI-2026-81361 Local privilege escalation in TeamViewer Remote Management MonitoringPriority LOW 35

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111582
  2. 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-w926-gr43-wcww
  3. 2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • 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
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