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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 14, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-40854

CVE-2021-40854

Description

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.

Affected products

3
  • Anydesk/Anydeskcpe-rescue3 versions
    (expand)+ 2 more
    • (no CPE)
    • (no CPE)range: <6.2.6, <6.3.3
    • cpe:2.3:a:anydesk:anydesk:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*range: >=3.1.0,<6.2.6

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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