CVE-2022-32450
HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.5%
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.
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 43th percentile
- Published
- 2022-07-18
- Updated
- 2026-07-09
Proof-of-concept exploits (3)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167608/AnyDesk-7.0.9-Arbitrary-File-Write-Denial-Of-…
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/9
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/44