{"id":"CVE-2022-32450","title":"AnyDesk 7.0.9 allows a local user to gain SYSTEM privileges via a symbolic link because the user can write to their own %APPDATA% folder (used for ad.trace and chat) but the product runs as SYSTEM when writing chat-room data there.","summary":"AnyDesk 7.0.9 allows a local user to gain SYSTEM privileges via a symbolic link because the user can write to their own %APPDATA% folder (used for ad.trace and chat) but the product runs as SYSTEM when writing chat-room data there.","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-59"],"vendor":"anydesk","product":"anydesk","affected":["anydesk = 7.0.9"],"published":"2022-07-18","updated":"2026-07-05","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32450","references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167608/AnyDesk-7.0.9-Arbitrary-File-Write-Denial-Of-Service.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/9","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/44","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://anydesk.com","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167608/AnyDesk-7.0.9-Arbitrary-File-Write-Denial-Of-Service.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/9","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/44","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00538,"epssPercentile":0.4405,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-06T17:03:24.854Z","slug":"CVE-2022-32450","body":"## Overview\n\nAnyDesk 7.0.9 allows a local user to gain SYSTEM privileges via a symbolic link because the user can write to their own %APPDATA% folder (used for ad.trace and chat) but the product runs as SYSTEM when writing chat-room data there.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `anydesk = 7.0.9`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.1,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}