{"id":"CVE-2024-12754","aliases":["EUVD-2024-51089","GHSA-rqf6-6p8f-f2pv"],"status":"published","title":"AnyDesk Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability","description":"AnyDesk Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information 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.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the handling of background images. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to read arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. 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This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information 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.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the handling of background images. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to read arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-23940.","status":"published","published":"2024-12-30T16:51:19.468Z","modified":"2024-12-31T19:09:11.684Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-59"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:12.635756Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2024-51089","description":"AnyDesk Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability. 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