CVE-2020-17392
HIGHParallels Desktop <15.1.3-47255 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 15.1.3-47255. 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 handler for HOST_IOCTL_SET_KERNEL_SYMBOLS in the prl_hypervisor kext. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the kernel. Was ZDI-CAN-10519.
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
27.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-822
Status
published
Products (1)
parallels/parallels_desktop
< 16.0.0
Published
Aug 25, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026