Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.148542
Category:	Privilege escalation
Title:	AnyDesk Desktop Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (May 2022) - Windows
Summary:	AnyDesk Desktop is prone to a privilege escalation; vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: AnyDesk Desktop is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: AnyDesk Desktop on Windows 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. Affected Software/OS: AnyDesk Desktop version 7.0.13 and prior. Solution: No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one. CVSS Score: 6.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-32450 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/9 http://anydesk.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167608/AnyDesk-7.0.9-Arbitrary-File-Write-Denial-Of-Service.html https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/44
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