VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-40854

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.20%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2021-10-14

Last modified2026-06-17

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.