CVE-2024-7481
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper verification of cryptographic signature during installation of a Printer driver via the TeamViewer_service.exe component of TeamViewer Remote Clients prior version 15.58.4 for Windows allows an attacker with local unprivileged access on a Windows system to elevate their privileges and install drivers.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA local privilege escalation vulnerability in TeamViewer Remote Clients prior to 15.58.4 for Windows allows an unprivileged user to exploit improper cryptographic signature verification in the TeamViewer_service.exe component during printer driver installation, enabling the attacker to install malicious drivers with elevated privileges.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate TeamViewer installation directoryCheck common installation paths: C:\Program Files\TeamViewer\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\TeamViewer\, or use Registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TeamViewer to find InstallLocationAffected if TeamViewer is not installed in expected locations or registry key missing
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Identify TeamViewer_service.exe versionRight-click TeamViewer_service.exe in the TeamViewer installation folder, select Properties, then view the Details tab for Product Version, or run: (Get-Item 'C:\Program Files\TeamViewer\TeamViewer_service.exe').VersionInfo | Select-Object ProductVersionAffected if File not found in default installation directory
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Compare installed version to affected rangeCompare the Product Version of TeamViewer_service.exe to 15.58.4. If the version string is lower (e.g., 15.x.x where x < 58.4), or if it cannot be determined and the file exists, treat as potentially affectedAffected if Version is lower than 15.58.4 (e.g., 15.58.3, 15.57.x, 15.56.x, etc.) or version cannot be determined but file exists from an older installation
User is affected if TeamViewer_service.exe is present with a version lower than 15.58.4, indicating the vulnerable binary with improper cryptographic signature verification is in use.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpdate TeamViewer Remote Clients for Windows to version 15.58.4 or later to obtain the patched binaries with proper cryptographic signature verification.
TeamViewer Remote Client version 15.58.4 or later for Windows
- Download TeamViewer version 15.58.4 or later from the official TeamViewer website (www.teamviewer.com)
- Close any running TeamViewer instances on the Windows system
- Run the TeamViewer installer with appropriate administrator privileges
- Follow the installation wizard prompts to complete the upgrade
- Verify the installed version is 15.58.4 or later via TeamViewer > Help > About TeamViewer
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-7481 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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