Remote: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CVE-2026-12703 is a high-severity authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in Remote from TeamViewer, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.0 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with administrator privileges, without any action from a user. The record lists version 15.80 as the first without the flaw, so updating Remote to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.4% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Remote to 15.80 or a later version.
- Update Tensor to 15.80 or a later version.
- Update ONE to 15.80 or a later version.
- Read the advisory on teamviewer.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| TeamViewer | Remote | 15.00 up to, but not including, 15.80 | 15.80 |
| TeamViewer | Tensor | 15.00 up to, but not including, 15.80 | 15.80 |
| TeamViewer | ONE | 15.00 up to, but not including, 15.80 | 15.80 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- HighSuccess depends on conditions outside the attacker's control.
- Privileges required
- HighAdministrator-level access is required first.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (teamviewer.com).
Official description
TeamViewer Full Client and Host for macOS before version 15.80 contain a business logic error that can allow an authenticated attacker to bypass a configured 2FA for Connections approval flow via Unattended Access and establish a remote connection to an affected macOS host.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
The product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Funnel all access through a single choke point to simplify how users can access a resource. For every access, perform a check to determine if the user has permissions to access the resource.
More Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerabilities (CWE-288)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other vulnerabilities in Remote
- 7.2 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
Recent Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerabilities
- 9.2 Critical severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 8.8 High severity
- 9.4 Critical severity
- 7.1 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
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