FortiClient VulnerabilityAnyDesk CVE-2021-40854 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
AnyDesk for Windows allows for a local escalation of privileges through the UI. When a connection has been accepted, the user can click the Open Chat Log link in the connection window. This will open Notepad with escalated privileges.
Affected Applications
AnyDesk
CVE References
CVE-2021-40854Other References
https://anydesk.com/cve/2021-40854/| ID | 4015 |
| Created | Jan 20, 2022 |
| Description Updated |
Oct 16, 2023 |
| Risk |
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| Coverage | FortiClient |
| OS | Windows |
| Vendor | AnyDesk |
| Patch | manual |
| Application | AnyDesk |