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TI-2020-10342 Aliases CVE-2020-13160GHSA-5hwp-hcwg-rrjp

AnyDesk before 5.5.3 on Linux and FreeBSD has a format string vulnerability that can be…

Priority HIGH 82CWE-134Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

AnyDesk before 5.5.3 on Linux and FreeBSD has a format string vulnerability that can be exploited for remote code execution.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.80684 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:anydesk:anydesk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.5.3VulnerableAnyDesk
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:anydesk:anydesk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.5.3 Vulnerable ·AnyDesk
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13160
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hwp-hcwg-rrjp

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-20641 An issue was discovered in AnyDesk for Windows before 9.0.5, AnyDesk for macOS before… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-20640 An issue was discovered in AnyDesk for Windows before 9.0.6 and AnyDesk for Android… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-15315 AnyDesk 5.4.0 - Unquoted Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2016-09270 AnyDesk 2.5.0 Unquoted Service Path Elevation of Privilege CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2017-10504 AnyDesk before 3.6.1 on Windows has a DLL injection vulnerability. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-20642 An issue was discovered in AnyDesk for Windows before 9.0.5, AnyDesk for macOS before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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