CVE-2024-0819

Incomplete protection of personal password settings

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 27, 2024 at 02:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:54 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorRemoteFull Client· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Improper initialization of default settings in TeamViewer Remote Client prior version 15.51.5 for Windows, Linux and macOS, allow a low privileged user to elevate privileges by changing the personal password setting and establishing a remote connection to a logged-in admin account.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 15.51.515.51.5
Affected range stops below 15.51.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
v < 15.51.5
Affected range stops below 15.51.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-269NVD-CWE-noinfo

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