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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-16550 · published 5 September 2018

CVE-2018-16550: Teamviewer vulnerability

Teamviewer · Teamviewer

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.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 3.6% · top 10.9%
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
3.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://twitter.com/vah_13/status/1036894081350291457 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/vah_13/status/1036894081350291457 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-16550), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.