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Should I use Kramer?

Kramer Electronics offers audio-visual experiences that power creativity, collaboration, and engagement. - kramerav.com

Depends. Buy Kramer only if you are a university or enterprise rolling out many rooms through an AV integrator and want its switching, VIA presentation, and Kramer Control stack. Skip it if you need simple screen sharing in one or two rooms — a wireless presentation dongle does that for far less.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~12 relevant public sources; most 'Kramer' search results were unrelated (Seinfeld, knives, guitars, law firms) and excluded.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usable evidence found
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Universities and campuses
  • Enterprises with many meeting rooms
  • Integrator-led AV rollouts
  • High-security presentation environments

Not for

  • One-room offices needing simple screen sharing
  • Small teams wanting plug-and-play with no integrator
  • Orgs that won't patch firmware or segment networks
  • Buyers expecting transparent online pricing

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

VIAware RCE (2021) has a published root exploit — patch and isolate these devices.

medium

Older 2019 VIAware web attack (CVE-2019-17124) may linger on unpatched boxes.

medium

Pricing is distributor quote-based; expect negotiation plus integrator fees.

medium

No reachable security or vulnerability-disclosure page on the vendor site.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Broad lineup: switchers, VIA wireless presentation, and enterprise Kramer Control.
  • KC-ONPREM targets high-security, on-prem deployments.
  • Froze prices during AV market uncertainty, helping budgets.
  • Documented university deployments with case studies.

Cons

  • VIAware shipped remote code execution vulnerabilities in 2021.
  • Public root-level exploit for VIAware exists.
  • No transparent pricing; distributor quotes required.
  • Vendor security page not reachable in review.
  • Thin public user feedback; AV pros ask peers for opinions.

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/25/2026 - 12 sources - Known RCE vulnerabilities in VIAware (2019–2021) with a root exploit; patch and network-segment.

official x4review x1security x4news x3
  • Kramer VIAware RCE (CVE-2021-36356 / CVE-2021-35064), VIAware through August 2021 allows remote code execution.
  • VIAware root RCE exploit published, Public Exploit-DB entry (50856) achieving root remote code execution.
  • VIAware web attack (CVE-2019-17124), Attack signature for an older VIAware web vulnerability.
  • Kramer VIA GO advisory, Cythera identified several issues in Kramer VIA GO.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Froze prices 2023 amid AV market uncertainty
  • Ease of use. No usable evidence found
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Switching, wireless presentation, control, on-prem options
  • Support quality: 3/5. Global support promised; only self-reported evidence
  • Security posture: 2/5. VIAware RCE CVEs, public exploit published
  • 3+ Known CVEs VIAware and VIA GO issues, 2019–2021
  • 2 Named public deployments University case studies
  • None Vendor list pricing Quote-based via distributors/integrators

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

Known RCE vulnerabilities in VIAware (2019–2021) with a root exploit; patch and network-segment.

  • Kramer VIAware RCE (CVE-2021-36356 / CVE-2021-35064)VIAware through August 2021 allows remote code execution.⁴
  • VIAware root RCE exploit publishedPublic Exploit-DB entry (50856) achieving root remote code execution.⁵
  • VIAware web attack (CVE-2019-17124)Attack signature for an older VIAware web vulnerability.⁶
  • Kramer VIA GO advisoryCythera identified several issues in Kramer VIA GO.⁷

What users say

user feedback is scarce; the relevant thread is AV professionals on Reddit asking peers for opinions on Kramer AV.

Companies that use it

  • Victoria University
  • Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina10
Full analysis

Based on ~12 relevant public sources; most 'Kramer' search results were unrelated (Seinfeld, knives, guitars, law firms) and excluded.

Enterprise AV hardware and control for multi-room rollouts; overkill for one screen, and VIAware has had serious RCE CVEs.

Methodology

Based on ~12 relevant public sources; most 'Kramer' search results were unrelated (Seinfeld, knives, guitars, law firms) and excluded.

Sources

  1. Kramer Control – Cloud-Based Control Platformwww1.kramerav.com
    official
  2. Kramer KC-ONPREMwww1.kramerav.com
    official
  3. Kramer security pagekramerav.com
    official
  4. Kramer VIAware RCE (CVE-2021-36356/CVE-2021-35064)acunetix.com
    security
  5. Kramer VIAware – Remote Code Execution (Root)exploit-db.com
    security
  6. Kramer VIAware CVE-2019-17124 attack signaturebroadcom.com
    security
  7. Kramer VIA GO advisorycythera.com.au
    security
  8. Kramer Freezes Prices as AV Market Uncertainty Continuescommercialintegrator.com
    news
  9. Reddit r/CommercialAV: insight on Kramer AV?reddit.com
    review
  10. Kramer case study – Fundación Universitaria del Área Andinahigheredav.com
    news
  11. Kramer Competitors and Alternatives (Owler)owler.com
    news
  12. Kramer distributor pricingkramer.htpg.com
    official

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