What is CVE-2019-18988?

CVE-2019-18988 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2020-02-07.

Is CVE-2019-18988 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2019-18988 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 15 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2019-18988

TeamViewer Desktop through 14.7.1965 allows a bypass of remote-login access control because the same key is used for different customers' installations. It used a shared AES key for all installations since at least as far back as v7.0.4314…

EPSS: 0.076 (92.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2021-11-03. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-05-03.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

community.teamviewer.com/t5/Knowledge-Base/tkb-p/Knowledgebase (x_refsource_MISC)
whynotsecurity.com/blog/teamviewer/ (x_refsource_MISC)
twitter.com/Blurbdust/status/1224212682594770946 (x_refsource_MISC)
community.teamviewer.com/t5/Announcements/Specification-on-CVE-2019-18988/td-p/… (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-18988?: CVE-2019-18988 is a vulnerability in N/a. Published 2020-02-07.
Is CVE-2019-18988 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2019-18988 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 15 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.