Parallels Desktop Updater Improper Initialization 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 low-privileged code on the target host system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Updater service. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of environment variables. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. . Was ZDI-CAN-18253.
History

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Parallels
Parallels parallels Desktop
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Parallels
Parallels parallels Desktop
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:45:00 +0000

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Description Parallels Desktop Updater Improper Initialization 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 low-privileged code on the target host system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Updater service. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of environment variables. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-18253. Parallels Desktop Updater Improper Initialization 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 low-privileged code on the target host system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Updater service. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of environment variables. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. . Was ZDI-CAN-18253.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T01:55:50.329Z

Updated: 2024-09-18T18:28:00.582Z

Reserved: 2023-02-28T17:58:45.477Z

Link: CVE-2023-27325

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:09:42.999Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-03T02:15:08.847

Modified: 2024-09-18T19:15:19.537

Link: CVE-2023-27325

cve-icon Redhat

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