CVE-2019-17148

State
Published
Severity
7.8 High
Published
Jan 7, 2020
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Reserved
Oct 4, 2019

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Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop Parallels Desktop version 14.1.3 (45485). An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Parallels Service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-8685.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.07.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hzdi

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
DesktopParallels
  • Parallels Desktop version 14.1.3 (45485)Affected

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