CVE-2021-40854
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
Publication date:
14/10/2021
Last modified:
20/10/2021
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:anydesk:anydesk:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 3.1.0 (including) | 6.2.6 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:anydesk:anydesk:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 6.2.6 (excluding) | 6.3.2 (including) |
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