CVE-2020-13160

AnyDesk 5.5.2 - Remote Code Execution

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

AnyDesk before 5.5.3 on Linux and FreeBSD has a format string vulnerability that can be exploited for remote code execution.

AnyDesk versiones anteriores a 5.5.3 en Linux y FreeBSD presenta una vulnerabilidad de cadena de formato que puede ser explotada para una ejecución de código remota

AnyDesk version 5.5.2 suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-05-18 CVE Reserved
2020-06-09 CVE Published
2020-07-02 First Exploit
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-06-22 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/161628	2021-03-03
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/158291	2020-07-02
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49613	2021-03-03
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158291/AnyDesk-GUI-Format-String-Write.html	2024-08-04
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161628/AnyDesk-5.5.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html	2024-08-04
https://devel0pment.de/?p=1881	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://download.anydesk.com/changelog.txt	2021-03-15

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Anydesk Search vendor "Anydesk"	Anydesk Search vendor "Anydesk" for product "Anydesk"	< 5.5.3 Search vendor "Anydesk" for product "Anydesk" and version " < 5.5.3"	-	Affected	in	Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd"	Freebsd Search vendor "Freebsd" for product "Freebsd"	-	-	Safe
Anydesk Search vendor "Anydesk"	Anydesk Search vendor "Anydesk" for product "Anydesk"	< 5.5.3 Search vendor "Anydesk" for product "Anydesk" and version " < 5.5.3"	-	Affected	in	Linux Search vendor "Linux"	Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"	-	-	Safe