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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-40854 · published 14 October 2021

CVE-2021-40854: Anydesk improper privilege management vulnerability

Anydesk · Anydesk

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.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.20% · top 90.7% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.6
0.20%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://anydesk.com/cve/2021-40854/ Vendor Advisory
https://anydesk.com/cve/2021-40854/ Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-40854), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.