CVE-2022-32450

high

Description

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.

References

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/44

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/9

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167608/AnyDesk-7.0.9-Arbitrary-File-Write-Denial-Of-Service.html

http://anydesk.com

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-07-18

Updated: 2026-07-05

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00039