CVE-2024-52940
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 68th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
AnyDesk through 8.1.0 on Windows, when Allow Direct Connections is enabled, inadvertently exposes a public IP address within network traffic. The attacker must know the victim's AnyDesk ID.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 68th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
7 events over 584 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- EPSS band changemoderate → low
- Patch availablepublished, weakness classified, att&ck mapped, record updated
Affected products
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Scored 7.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Credential AccessT1552Unsecured Credentialsmedium confidence
Sources
References in the record
- github.com/ebrasha/abdal-anydesk-remote-ip-detector?tab=readme-ov-file&
- download.anydesk.com/changelog.txt
- github.com/ebrasha/abdal-anydesk-remote-ip-detector
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