What is CVE-2024-52940?

CVE-2024-52940 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-11-18.

How severe is CVE-2024-52940?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-52940 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in N/a

CVE-2024-52940

AnyDesk through 8.1.0 on Windows, when Allow Direct Connections is enabled, inadvertently exposes a public IP address within network traffic. The attacker must know the victim's AnyDesk ID.

Published 2024-11-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-52940?: CVE-2024-52940 is a high-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-52940?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-52940 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.