CVE-2021-31420
HIGHParallels Desktop 16.1.0-48950 - Local Privilege Escalation via Toolgate Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Title source: llmDescription
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 16.1.0-48950. 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 Toolgate component. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the hypervisor. Was ZDI-CAN-12220.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://kb.parallels.com/en/125013
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-428/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0044
EPSS Percentile
34.9%
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-121
Status
published
Products (1)
parallels/parallels_desktop
16.1.0-48950
Published
Apr 29, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026