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CVE-2016-20094

HIGH
7.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
AnyDesk 2.5.0 contains an unquoted service path vulnerability that allows local users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges by exploiting the service installation. Attackers can insert malicious executables in the system root path that execute with elevated privileges during application startup or system reboot.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2016-20094
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Reserved
2026-06-19 13:25 UTC
Published
2026-06-19 14:16 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-19 14:16 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-428
Unquoted Search Path or Element
Vendor / Product
Anydesk / AnyDesk
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.8 HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Anydesk AnyDesk 2.5.0
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-428 cna Unquoted Search Path or Element
CVSS scores (2)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
8.5 HIGH 4.0 cna CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.8 HIGH 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References (4)
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