# CVE-2025-27918: An issue was discovered in AnyDesk for Windows before 9.0.5, AnyDesk for macOS before 9.0.1, AnyDesk for Linux before…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-27918-an-issue-was-discovered-in-anydesk-for-windows-before-9-0-5  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-11-06  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-27918 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2025-11-06

An issue was discovered in AnyDesk for Windows before 9.0.5, AnyDesk for macOS before 9.0.1, AnyDesk for Linux before 7.0.0, AnyDesk for iOS before 7.1.2, and AnyDesk for Android before 8.0.0. It has an integer overflow and resultant heap-based buffer overflow via a UDP packet during processing of an Identity user image within the Discovery feature, or when establishing a connection between any two clients.

Technologies: [AnyDesk](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/anydesk). Vendors: [AnyDesk](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/anydesk).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-27918 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-27918 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-27918?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 6 November 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** AnyDesk. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-27918?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-27918?** Check whether you run AnyDesk. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- AnyDesk

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