What is CVE-2022-32450?

CVE-2022-32450 is a high-severity vulnerability in Anydesk, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-07-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-32450?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Anydesk

CVE-2022-32450

AnyDesk 7.0.9 allows a local user to gain SYSTEM privileges via a symbolic link because the user can write to their own %APPDATA% folder (used for ad.trace and chat) but the product runs as SYSTEM when writing chat-room data there.

Published 2022-07-18 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Anydesk — versions 7.0.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Vendor Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/167608/AnyDesk-7.0.9-Arbitrary-File-Write-Denial-… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/44 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/9 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32450?: CVE-2022-32450 is a high-severity vulnerability in Anydesk, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2022-07-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-32450?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.