CVE-2020-35483: High severity anydesk anydesk vulnerability

Published Jan 11, 2021
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Updated

AnyDesk before 6.1.0 on Windows, when run in portable mode on a system where the attacker has write access to the application directory, allows this attacker to compromise a local user account via a read-only setting for a Trojan horse gcapi.dll file.

Affected Software

1 affected component
AnyDesk AnyDesk Windows>=5.4.2<6.1.0

Event History

Jan 11, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:33 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:33 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-35483?

CVE-2020-35483 is a vulnerability in AnyDesk before version 6.1.0 on Windows that allows an attacker with write access to the application directory to compromise a local user account.

2

How does CVE-2020-35483 affect AnyDesk?

CVE-2020-35483 affects AnyDesk before version 6.1.0 on Windows when run in portable mode.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2020-35483?

The severity of CVE-2020-35483 is high, with a CVSS score of 7.8.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-35483?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2020-35483 by adding a Trojan horse gcapi.dll file with read-only setting to the AnyDesk application directory.

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-35483?

To fix CVE-2020-35483, update AnyDesk to version 6.1.0 or later.

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