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CVE-2016-20094: AnyDesk 2.5.0 Unquoted Service Path Elevation of Privilege

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-06-19 · updated 2026-10-06
• Weakness: CWE-428

Description

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

• AnyDesk: 2.5.0

References

• http://anydesk.com
• http://anydesk.com/download
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40410
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/anydesk-unquoted-service-path-elevation-of-privilege

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