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CVE-2021-40854
- 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: none known
- Published: 2021-10-14 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-269
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.
Affected products
- AnyDesk: from 3.1.0 before 6.2.6; from 6.2.6 (excl.) through 6.3.2 — fixed in 6.2.6
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: AnyDesk 6.2.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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