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    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.

    Published:Oct 14, 2021
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Oct 14, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.00118
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Anydesk
    Product
    Anydesk

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High