AnyDesk Screen Recording Link Following Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to create a denial-of-service condition 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 screen recording files. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to create arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-26591.

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Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description AnyDesk Screen Recording Link Following Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to create a denial-of-service condition 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 screen recording files. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to create arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-26591.
Title AnyDesk Screen Recording Link Following Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-59
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Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-14T12:48:29.853Z

Reserved: 2026-07-13T21:29:16.312Z

Link: CVE-2026-15681

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-14T12:48:25.823Z

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-23T03:45:04Z

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