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 taken, a root service writes to a file owned by a normal user. By using a hard link, an attacker can write to an arbitrary file, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
Advisories
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-54642 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 taken, a root service writes to a file owned by a normal user. By using a hard link, an attacker can write to an arbitrary file, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Parallels
Parallels parallels Desktop
Weaknesses CWE-59
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:20.1.1_\(55740\):*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
Vendors & Products Parallels
Parallels parallels Desktop

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:30:00 +0000


Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000

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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 taken, a root service writes to a file owned by a normal user. By using a hard link, an attacker can write to an arbitrary file, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
Weaknesses CWE-62
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published:

Updated: 2025-06-03T13:19:52.966Z

Reserved: 2024-12-05T15:34:29.663Z

Link: CVE-2024-54189

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-03T11:03:07.503Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-06-03T10:15:22.040

Modified: 2025-07-02T14:49:41.983

Link: CVE-2024-54189

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