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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2020-13160 in the critical feed json

AnyDesk before 5.5.3 on Linux and FreeBSD has a format string vulnerability that can be exploited for remote code execution.

published 2020-06-09 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-5433

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
80.7%
EPSS 80.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

AnyDesk before 5.5.3 on Linux and FreeBSD has a format string vulnerability that can be exploited for remote code execution.

Patch / fix

  • anydesk anydesk 5.5.3

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/misc/cve_2020_13160_anydesk)

Exploit prediction

80.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.