CVE-2024-12754
Anydesk 8.0.9
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSummary
CVE-2024-12754 is a medium-severity Link Following (CWE-59) vulnerability in Anydesk Anydesk. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Path Interception (T1034); ranked in the top 35% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and AC-6 (Least Privilege) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-12754 is a link-following information disclosure vulnerability in AnyDesk. The flaw resides in the application's handling of background images, where improper resolution of junctions allows a local process to redirect file reads performed by the AnyDesk service. Successful exploitation grants read access to arbitrary files on the system, including stored credentials.
An attacker who already possesses the ability to run low-privileged code on the target host can create a junction pointing to a sensitive file and trigger the background-image processing path. This action causes the AnyDesk service to disclose the file contents, enabling the attacker to obtain credentials that may facilitate further privilege escalation or lateral movement. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 5.5 and is tracked as ZDI-CAN-23940.
The single published reference points to the Zero Day Initiative advisory ZDI-24-1711, which describes the issue but supplies no additional mitigation details in the available data. The associated EPSS scores remain low, with a current value of 0.0449 and a peak of 0.0500, indicating no significant post-disclosure rise in observed exploitation activity.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-51089
Vulnerability Data
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…
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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.
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Proper enforcement of access authorizations on the resolved target resource stops a link from reaching an unintended object.
Least-privilege limits the damage an attacker can cause after following an unintended link.
Validating file-name inputs can reject or canonicalize names that resolve to links before access occurs.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require code to validate paths and avoid unsafe link following.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing can detect link-following flaws before release.
Secure SDLC practices can mandate link-resolution checks and canonicalization before file access.
Application security requirements can explicitly require safe handling of symbolic links and path traversal.
Secure architecture principles include input validation and safe file-access design patterns.
Secure coding standards directly address canonicalization and symlink attacks during implementation.
Access-control rules can limit which files are reachable, reducing exposure to malicious links.