CVE-2020-35483

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 11, 2021 at 02:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:13 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAnyDesk

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

AnyDesk before 6.1.0 on Windows, when run in portable mode on a system where the attacker has write access to the application directory, allows this attacker to compromise a local user account via a read-only setting for a Trojan horse gcapi.dll file.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.4.2 ≤ v < 6.1.0
Affected range stops below 6.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://anydesk.com/cve/2020-35483/

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427

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