CVE-2025-34499 AnyDesk 9.0.1 Unquoted Service Path Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Local attackers can exploit an unquoted service path in AnyDesk to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-34499?
CVE-2025-34499 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AnyDesk, published on 11 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
AnyDesk 7.0.15 and 9.0.1 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local non-privileged users to potentially execute code with elevated SYSTEM privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted service path configuration to inject malicious executables that will be run with high-level system permissions.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-34499?
How do I fix CVE-2025-34499?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-34499 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-34499 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-34499 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4wh5-g47w-7vfc.