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CVE-2021-34859

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-34859 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting TeamViewer 15.16.8.0, stemming from improper validation of user-supplied data when parsing TVS files, leading to memory corruption. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), successful exploitation requires user interaction, such as visiting a malicious page or opening a crafted file, allowing an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat landscape despite its high severity.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
15.16.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:teamviewer:teamviewer:15.16.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0913 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 14,855 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

community.teamviewer.com / English/discussion/117794/august-updates-security-patches/p1
PatchVendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-21-1003
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry