CVE-2022-34892

State
Published
Severity
7.8 High
Published
Jul 18, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Reserved
Jun 30, 2022

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Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop Parallels Desktop 17.1.1. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the update machanism. 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 root. Was ZDI-CAN-16396.

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

  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
DesktopParallels
  • Parallels Desktop 17.1.1Affected

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