9.8

CVE-2018-16550: teamviewer

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
Published 05-09-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16550 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in teamviewer. EPSS estimates a 3.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.62%
0%100%
Low · +0.38 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-09-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.38 pp

From 3.24% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
3.62%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Teamviewer1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links