AnyDesk before 5.5.3 on Linux and FreeBSD has a format string vulnerability that can be exploited for remote code execution.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-13160 is rated High Exploit Risk (94/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 88.83%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +6.40% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49613 | exploit_db | edb | 2021-03-03 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-14 | 82.42% | 88.83% | +6.40% |
| 2 | 2026-02-18 | 77.94% | 82.42% | +4.48% |
| 3 | 2025-11-21 | — | 77.94% | — |
Full EPSS history (44 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158291/AnyDesk-GUI-Format-String-Write.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161628/AnyDesk-5.5.2-Remote-Code-Execution.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://devel0pment.de/?p=1881 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://download.anydesk.com/changelog.txt | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |