EUVD-2016-10907
GHSA-3364-g3c8-w87q
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness | |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.12%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
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AnyDesk 2.5.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting the service installation. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-428. AnyDesk 2.5.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting the service installation. Attackers can insert malicious executables in the system root path that execute with elevated privileges during application startup or system reboot. Affected products include: Anydesk.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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DescriptionCVE.org
AnyDesk 2.5.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting the service installation. Attackers can insert malicious executables in the system root path that execute with elevated privileges during application startup or system reboot.
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Attack Technique
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
AnyDesk before 5.5.3 on Linux and FreeBSD has a format string vulnerability that can be exploited for remote code execut
Remote code execution in AnyDesk before 8.0.3 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code as root on Linu
Local privilege escalation in AnyDesk 5.4.0 on Windows allows an authenticated, low-privileged attacker to plant a malic
AnyDesk 7.0.9 allows a local user to gain SYSTEM privileges via a symbolic link because the user can write to their own
AnyDesk before 3.6.1 on Windows has a DLL injection vulnerability. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerabilit
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 Cha
AnyDesk for macOS versions 6.0.2 and older have a vulnerability in the XPC interface that does not properly validate cli
AnyDesk before "12.06.2018 - 4.1.3" on Windows 7 SP1 has a DLL preloading vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8),
AnyDesk 7.0.8 allows remote Denial of Service. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitabl
Denial-of-service in AnyDesk allows a local attacker with low-privileged code execution to crash or destabilize the appl
AnyDesk's 'Send Support Information' feature is exploitable by local low-privileged attackers via a Windows junction (di
AnyDesk Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low