CVE-2024-12754 | AnyDesk Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability

AnyDesk Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of AnyDesk. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of background images. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to read arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-23940.

Published: 2024-12-30 Last update: 2025-08-14 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-12754 is rated Moderate Risk (54.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.49%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.13% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-12754

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 2026-05-21 3.35% 4.49% +1.13%
2 2026-04-22 2.71% 3.35% +0.64%
3 2026-03-31 2.71%

Full EPSS history (33 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-12754

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-12754

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-12754

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
anydesk anydesk 8.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:anydesk:anydesk:8.0.9:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

References for CVE-2024-12754

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