# CVE-2026-15681 — AnyDesk

> As of 2026-07-14, CVE-2026-15681 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in AnyDesk, CVSS v3.1 4.7, EPSS 0.1% (1.2th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-15681, most recently “AnyDesk "Send Support Information" Link-Following Denial-of-Service (CVE-2026-15682)”.

**Last updated:** 2026-07-14

## What is CVE-2026-15681?

AnyDesk Screen Recording Link Following Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of AnyDesk. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of screen recording files. By creating a junction, an attacker can abuse the service to create arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-26591.

The record classifies CVE-2026-15681 under weakness class [CWE-59](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 62 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 4.7 — MEDIUM (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.2% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 2.4/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-07-13, last modified 2026-07-14

## Is CVE-2026-15681 being exploited?

No public exploitation evidence for CVE-2026-15681 is recorded in the sources Threadlinqs tracks — CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, public proof-of-concept repositories and ProjectDiscovery Nuclei — as of 2026-07-14. That is an absence of evidence in those feeds, not a guarantee that the vulnerability is unexploited.

## Affected products and versions

- **AnyDesk**: AnyDesk

## How to fix CVE-2026-15681

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-15681 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-15681

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-15681, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [AnyDesk "Send Support Information" Link-Following Denial-of-Service (CVE-2026-15682)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1423) — MEDIUM · 2026-07-16

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-07-16.

**Other references**

- [zerodayinitiative.com — x research advisory](https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-400/)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-15681
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-15681 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp