CVE-2021-31420

HIGH

Parallels Desktop 16.1.0-48950 - Local Privilege Escalation via Toolgate Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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