CVE-2024-52561
7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: CNA (Secondary)
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Snapshot functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740). When a snapshot of a virtual machine is deleted, a root service verifies and modifies the ownership of the snapshot files. By using a symlink, an attacker can change the ownership of files owned by root to a lower-privilege user, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
Affected (1)
Products: Parallels: Parallels Desktop
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Version 20.1.1_(55740) |
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References (3)
Source: talos-cna@cisco.com
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
ExploitThird Party Advisory
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