CVE-2021-44426

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductAnydesk
PublishedSep 12, 2022
First seenSep 12, 2022

How to fix

Update
  • anydesk anydesk6.2.6, 6.3.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
anydesk anydeskv < 6.2.6, 6.3.0 ≤ v < 6.3.36.2.6, 6.3.3

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