CVE-2021-40854 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can escalate privileges to administrator by exploiting the Open Chat Log feature to launch privileged processes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-40854?
CVE-2021-40854 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40854?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Anydesk Anydesk.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40854?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40854 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-40854 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40854 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q7c6-26j2-f5r8.