Description
AnyDesk before 6.2.6 and 6.3.x before 6.3.3 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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://anydesk.com/cve/2021-40854/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0020
EPSS Percentile
9.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (1)
anydesk/anydesk
3.1.0 - 6.2.6
Published
Oct 14, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026