CVE-2023-27326

May 3, 2024, 12:50 p.m.

CVSS Score

8.2 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

Parallels Desktop

Description

Parallels Desktop Toolgate Directory Traversal Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Toolgate component. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user on the host system. Was ZDI-CAN-18933.

Weaknesses

Date

Published: May 3, 2024, 2:15 a.m.

Last Modified: May 3, 2024, 12:50 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
8.2
Exploitability Score
Impact Score
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://kb.parallels.com/125013
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