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CVE-2021-40854
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2021-10-14T05:15:07.643 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:07:32.610

Summary

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 — anydesk

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References

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