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.
References
Link Resource
https://anydesk.com/cve/2021-40854/ Vendor Advisory
History

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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-10-14T04:16:09

Updated: 2021-10-14T04:16:09

Reserved: 2021-09-10T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2021-40854

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-10-14T05:15:07.643

Modified: 2021-10-20T18:46:16.130


Link: CVE-2021-40854

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cve-icon Redhat Information

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CWE