CVE-2020-13160
AnyDesk before 5.5.3 on Linux and FreeBSD has a format string vulnerability that can be exploited...
AnyDesk before 5.5.3 on Linux and FreeBSD has a format string vulnerability that can be exploited for remote code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
AnyDesk before 5.5.3 on Linux and FreeBSD has a format string vulnerability that can be exploited for remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2020-13160- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
AnyDesk before 5.5.3 on Linux and FreeBSD has a format string vulnerability that can be exploited for remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2020-13160- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-5433 No score
AnyDesk before 5.5.3 on Linux and FreeBSD has a format string vulnerability that can be exploited for remote code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2020-5433- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5hwp-hcwg-rrjp No score
AnyDesk before 5.5.3 on Linux and FreeBSD has a format string vulnerability that can be exploited...
AnyDesk before 5.5.3 on Linux and FreeBSD has a format string vulnerability that can be exploited for remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-5hwp-hcwg-rrjp- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | AnyDesk 5.5.2 - Remote Code Execution | 2021-03-03 |
| Metasploit | AnyDesk GUI Format String Write | 2020-06-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-13160 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Anydesk, published June 9, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 80.7%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.