Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-12703

Auth Bypass

Published
29 July 2026
Modified
30 July 2026
CVSS Score v3.1 8.0
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0023 15th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-12703 is a high-severity Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (CWE-288) vulnerability in Teamviewer (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.0 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique External Remote Services (T1133); ranked at the 15th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and IA-2 (Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

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…

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affected macOS host.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1133 External Remote Services Persistence
Adversaries may leverage external-facing remote services to initially access and/or persist within a network.
T1219 Remote Access Tools Command And Control
An adversary may use legitimate remote access tools to establish an interactive command and control channel within a network.
Why these techniques?

Business logic flaw enables 2FA bypass for TeamViewer Unattended Access, directly facilitating unauthorized external remote services and remote access tool usage.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

Teamviewer
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • AC-3 Access Enforcement
  • IA-2 Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users)
  • AC-17 Remote Access
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 7 hardening rules · 3 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V6.4.3
  • V6.6.1
  • V12.1.3

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Directly enforces the configured 2FA connection-approval policy and blocks the alternate Unattended Access path that bypasses it.

prevent

Mandates identification and authentication (including MFA) for all organizational users before allowing remote sessions, eliminating the CWE-288 bypass.

AC-17 Remote Access partial match
prevent

Requires explicit connection requirements, authorization, and monitoring for remote access, preventing unauthorized bypass of approval flows.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-03 full match
prevents

Requiring authentication on every channel and path directly eliminates alternate-path bypasses.

PR.AA-05 mostly match
prevents

Enforcing authorizations and least privilege across all access vectors prevents unauthenticated alternate paths.

PR.IR-01 mostly match
prevents

Protecting networks and environments from unauthorized logical access blocks bypass via undocumented channels.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

detects

Security testing can detect alternate-path bypasses but does not prevent them in production.

degrades

Secure authentication control directly mitigates bypass by requiring strong, consistent authentication on all paths.

prevents

Access control policy directly addresses alternate authentication paths by requiring all channels to enforce authentication.

degrades

Authentication information management ensures credentials and mechanisms are consistently applied across all access paths.

prevents

Access rights provisioning and review prevent bypass via unmonitored or alternate channels.

prevents

Privileged access rights control reduces risk of bypass through elevated or alternate paths.

References