CVE-2019-25261
AnyDesk 5.4.0 Windows unquoted service path enables local privilege escalation.
Is CVE-2019-25261 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2019-25261 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2019-25261?
CVE-2019-25261 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.5. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2019-25261?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2019-25261. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2019-25261 affect?
CVE-2019-25261 affects AnyDesk 5.4.0 (Windows). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2019-25261?
Apply vendor patch / update to fixed version
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Local attacker can place a malicious executable via an unquoted Windows service path to gain SYSTEM privileges.
Patch when possible
- affected5.4.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.