Researchers Publish Working Exploit for Pre-Auth AnyDesk Linux Flaw That Gives Root Access

The Hacker News · Friday, 9 October 2026 at 12:59 (3h ago) · Original article ↗

Security researchers have published a full working exploit for a pre-authentication remote code execution flaw in AnyDesk Linux that gives attackers root access before anyone approves the connection.

AnyDesk patched the flaw in version 8.0.3 in June, but its changelog described the fix only as "fixed a bug that could lead to a crash," with no CVE assigned and no security

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