Detections
Analytics
TeamViewer Remote Full Client (Windows) < 11.0.259324 / 12.x < 12.0.259325 / 13.x < 13.2.36227 / 14.x < 14.7.48809 / 15.x < 15.64.5 / 15.65.x < 15.67 Privilege Escalation (TV-2025-1002)
high Nessus Plugin ID 241521
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Synopsis
A remote access client on the remote Windows host is missing a security update.Description
The version of TeamViewer Remote Full Client installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 11.0.259324, 12.x prior to 12.0.259325, 13.x prior to 13.2.36227, 14.x prior to 14.7.48809, 15.x prior to 15.64.5, or 15.65.x prior to 15.67. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability:- Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in the TeamViewer Client (Full and Host) of TeamViewer Remote and Tensor prior Version 15.67 on Windows allows a local unprivileged user to trigger arbitrary file deletion with SYSTEM privileges via leveraging the MSI rollback mechanism. The vulnerability only applies to the Remote Management features: Backup, Monitoring, and Patch Management. (CVE-2025-36537)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade TeamViewer Remote Full Client (Windows) to version 15.67 or the latest version available.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 241521
File Name: teamviewer_TV-2025-1002.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 7/8/2025
Updated: 7/8/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-36537
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:teamviewer:teamviewer
Required KB Items: installed_sw/TeamViewer, SMB/Registry/Enumerated
Patch Publication Date: 6/24/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/24/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-36537