---
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: 0.42856
ingestedAt: '2026-07-06T17:03:24.854Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `anydesk = 7.0.9`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.