CVE-2021-31422

State
Published
Severity
7.5 High
Published
Apr 29, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Reserved
Apr 16, 2021

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Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 16.1.1-49141. 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 e1000e virtual device. The issue results from the lack of proper locking when performing operations on an object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the hypervisor. Was ZDI-CAN-12527.

Scores

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

Weaknesses

  • CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Affected Products

ProductVersions
DesktopParallels
  • 16.1.1-49141Affected

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