PT-2021-22984 · Anydesk · Anydesk

Published 2021-10-14 · Updated 2021-10-20 · CVE-2021-40854

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AnyDesk versions 6.2.x through 6.2.5 AnyDesk versions 6.3.x through 6.3.2

Description The issue allows a local user to obtain administrator privileges by using the Open Chat Log feature to launch a privileged Notepad process that can launch other applications.

Recommendations For AnyDesk versions 6.2.x through 6.2.5, update to version 6.2.6 or later. For AnyDesk versions 6.3.x through 6.3.2, update to version 6.3.3 or later.

Fix

LPE

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-40854

Affected Products

Anydesk

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40854 · Vendor Advisory
• https://anydesk.com/cve/2021-40854 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40854 · Security Note
• https://t.me/pentestingnews/12665 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/30549 · Telegram Post