7.1
HIGH
CVE-2022-32450
AnyDesk Symbolic Link Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

AnyDesk 7.0.9 allows a local user to gain SYSTEM privileges via a symbolic link because the user can write to their own %APPDATA% folder (used for ad.trace and chat) but the product runs as SYSTEM when writing chat-room data there.

INFO

Published Date :

July 18, 2022, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:06 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-32450 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Anydesk anydesk
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-32450.

URL Resource
http://anydesk.com Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167608/AnyDesk-7.0.9-Arbitrary-File-Write-Denial-Of-Service.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/9 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/44 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://anydesk.com Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167608/AnyDesk-7.0.9-Arbitrary-File-Write-Denial-Of-Service.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/9 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/44 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-32450 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-32450 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://anydesk.com
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167608/AnyDesk-7.0.9-Arbitrary-File-Write-Denial-Of-Service.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/9
    Added Reference https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/44
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://anydesk.com No Types Assigned http://anydesk.com Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167608/AnyDesk-7.0.9-Arbitrary-File-Write-Denial-Of-Service.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167608/AnyDesk-7.0.9-Arbitrary-File-Write-Denial-Of-Service.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/9 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/9 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/44 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/44 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-59
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:anydesk:anydesk:7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167608/AnyDesk-7.0.9-Arbitrary-File-Write-Denial-Of-Service.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 18, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/9 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.19021

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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