Identity spoofing via unverified direct IP connections
Published Nov 6, 2025 · Updated Nov 6, 2025
Authentication bypass in AnyDesk for Windows before 9.0.6 and Android before 8.0.0 allows remote attackers to spoof an AnyDesk ID. During direct IP-address connection setup, the initiating client supplies the displayed ID, and no AnyDesk server verifies it against the client's certificate. The spoofed request differs visually from a verified identity only by color, so a recipient can accept a session believing it came from a trusted client; granted access remains bounded by the session's permissions.
Summary
What happened
Authentication bypass in AnyDesk for Windows before 9.0.6 and Android before 8.0.0 allows remote attackers to spoof an AnyDesk ID. During direct IP-address connection setup, the initiating client supplies the displayed ID, and no AnyDesk server verifies it against the client's certificate. The spoofed request differs visually from a verified identity only by color, so a recipient can accept a session believing it came from a trusted client; granted access remains bounded by the session's permissions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-27916
- Published
- Nov 6, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 6, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-290, T1656
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 6, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 6, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- Direct-IP AnyDesk ID spoofing demonstrationproof of concept · demonstrated
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