The specific flaw exists within the handling of background images. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to read arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-23940.
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| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2024-51089 | AnyDesk Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of AnyDesk. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of background images. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to read arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-23940. |
| Link | Providers |
|---|---|
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1711/ |
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Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:anydesk:anydesk:8.0.9:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:15:00 +0000
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| Metrics |
ssvc
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Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000
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| Description | AnyDesk Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of AnyDesk. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of background images. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to read arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-23940. | |
| Title | AnyDesk Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-59 | |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_0
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published:
Updated: 2024-12-31T19:09:11.684Z
Reserved: 2024-12-18T16:30:30.396Z
Link: CVE-2024-12754
Updated: 2024-12-31T19:09:03.179Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-12-30T17:15:07.127
Modified: 2025-08-14T18:46:10.360
Link: CVE-2024-12754
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