What is CVE-2018-16550?

CVE-2018-16550 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Teamviewer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-16550?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Teamviewer

CVE-2018-16550

TeamViewer 10.x through 13.x allows remote attackers to bypass the brute-force authentication protection mechanism by skipping the "Cancel" step, which makes it easier to determine the correct value of the default 4-digit PIN.

EPSS: 0.036 (88.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Teamviewer
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16550?: CVE-2018-16550 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Teamviewer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-16550?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.