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CYFIRMA Research: CVE-2024-7479 and CVE-2024-7481- Privilege Escalation - Vulnerability Analysis and Exploitation
Critical Alert: Organizations using TeamViewer's Remote Client and Remote Host products on Windows must act now!
CVE-2024-7479 and CVE-2024-7481 present a severe risk of privilege escalation. With millions of users potentially affected globally, immediate action is crucial. Both flaws involve improper cryptographic signature verification during driver installation. Specifically, CVE-2024-7479 pertains to VPN drivers, while CVE-2024-7481 relates to printer drivers. These vulnerabilities allow local, unprivileged attackers to escalate their privileges by exploiting TeamViewer's installation process and loading malicious drivers onto the system. Users should update to version 15.58.4 or later to mitigate this risk, check out CYFIRMA Research's latest report.
Link to the Research Report: CVE-2024-7479 and CVE-2024-7481 - Privilege Escalation - Vulnerability Analysis and Exploitation - CYFIRMA
#CyberSecurity #VulnerabilityManagement #PE #CVE20247479 #CVE20247481 #CYFIRMAResearch #VulnerabilitySummary #ExternalThreatLandscapeManagement #ETLM #CYFIRMA
https://www.cyfirma.com/
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By CYFIRMACritical Alert: Organizations using TeamViewer's Remote Client and Remote Host products on Windows must act now!
CVE-2024-7479 and CVE-2024-7481 present a severe risk of privilege escalation. With millions of users potentially affected globally, immediate action is crucial. Both flaws involve improper cryptographic signature verification during driver installation. Specifically, CVE-2024-7479 pertains to VPN drivers, while CVE-2024-7481 relates to printer drivers. These vulnerabilities allow local, unprivileged attackers to escalate their privileges by exploiting TeamViewer's installation process and loading malicious drivers onto the system. Users should update to version 15.58.4 or later to mitigate this risk, check out CYFIRMA Research's latest report.
Link to the Research Report: CVE-2024-7479 and CVE-2024-7481 - Privilege Escalation - Vulnerability Analysis and Exploitation - CYFIRMA
#CyberSecurity #VulnerabilityManagement #PE #CVE20247479 #CVE20247481 #CYFIRMAResearch #VulnerabilitySummary #ExternalThreatLandscapeManagement #ETLM #CYFIRMA
https://www.cyfirma.com/