CVE-2021-44426 describes an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in AnyDesk versions prior to 6.2.6 and 6.3.5. This flaw allows an attacker, also connected to a remote machine via AnyDesk, to upload files to a victim's local Downloads directory without user approval, provided the victim is using the Windows client to connect to the same remote machine. Rated 8.8 HIGH, this vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction (UI:R) but with low attack complexity (AC:L). Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:anydesk:anydesk:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | ||
>= 6.3.0, < 6.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:anydesk:anydesk:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.