CVE-2016-20094

HIGH 7.8

AnyDesk 2.5.0 Unquoted Service Path Elevation of Privilege

CVSS Score

7.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

AnyDesk 2.5.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting the service installation. Attackers can insert malicious executables in the system root path that execute with elevated privileges during application startup or system reboot.

CWE	CWE-428
Vendor	anydesk
Product	anydesk
Published	Jun 19, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Anydesk / AnyDesk

2.5.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40410 anydesk.com: http://anydesk.com anydesk.com: http://anydesk.com/download vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/anydesk-unquoted-service-path-elevation-of-privilege

Credits

Tulpa