CVE-2021-40854

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://anydesk.com/cve/2021-40854/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:anydesk:anydesk::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:anydesk:anydesk::::::windows::*

History

20 Oct 2021, 18:46

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-269
References	~~(MISC) https://anydesk.com/cve/2021-40854/ -~~	(MISC) https://anydesk.com/cve/2021-40854/ - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:anydesk:anydesk::::::windows::*
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 4.6 v3 : 7.8

14 Oct 2021, 05:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-10-14 05:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:09

NVD link : CVE-2021-40854

Mitre link : CVE-2021-40854

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-40854

JSON object : View

Products Affected

anydesk

anydesk

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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