CVE-2021-44426

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in AnyDesk before 6.2.6 and 6.3.x before 6.3.5. An upload of an arbitrary file to a victim's local ~/Downloads/ directory is possible if the victim is using the AnyDesk Windows client to connect to a remote machine, if an attacker is also connected remotely with AnyDesk to the same remote machine. The upload is done without any approval or action taken by the victim.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.19%
Vendor Advisory anydesk.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://anydesk.com/en/downloads/windows product vendor advisory
https://argus-sec.com/discovering-tunneling-service-security-flaws-in-anydesk-remote-application/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-44426?
CVE-2021-44426 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-44426?
To fix CVE-2021-44426, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-44426 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-44426 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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