CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-15681
AnyDesk Screen Recording Link Following Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to create a denial-of-service condition 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 screen recording files. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to create arbitrary files. An attacker can
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unknown","product":"AnyDesk","vendor":"AnyDesk","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"9.0.4"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:63137687cbe2b473a08cb94df46ae1d1e8ac7e3e16d892c8b46b7646df742f10 · sha256:313da52bbfbd4ac9… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":4.7,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.0"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:63137687cbe2b473a08cb94df46ae1d1e8ac7e3e16d892c8b46b7646df742f10 · sha256:313da52bbfbd4ac9… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-59","description":"CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:63137687cbe2b473a08cb94df46ae1d1e8ac7e3e16d892c8b46b7646df742f10 · sha256:313da52bbfbd4ac9… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"ZDI-26-400","tags":["x_research-advisory"],"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-400/"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:63137687cbe2b473a08cb94df46ae1d1e8ac7e3e16d892c8b46b7646df742f10 · sha256:313da52bbfbd4ac9… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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