Arbitrary file upload in Anydesk

CVE-2021-44426

An issue was discovered in AnyDesk before 6.2.6 and 6.3.x before 6.3.5. An upload of an arbitrary file to a victim's local ~/Downloads/ directory is possible if the victim is using the AnyDesk Windows client to connect to a remote machine, if an attacker is also connected remotely with AnyDesk to the same remote machine. The upload is done without any approval or action taken by the victim.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (65.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-44426: held from 0.010 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.012 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44426?
CVE-2021-44426 is a high-severity vulnerability in Anydesk, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-44426?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.