Vulnerability · Published Dec 30, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2024-12754AnyDesk Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in AnyDesk from AnyDesk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

AnyDesk Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of AnyDesk. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of background images. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to read arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-23940.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
AnyDesk	AnyDesk	8.0.9.0

Weakness: CWE-59 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

ZDI-24-1711 x_research-advisory