CVE-2021-31428

HIGH

Parallels Desktop - Heap Buffer Overflow

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 15.1.5-47309. 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 IDE virtual device. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the hypervisor. Was ZDI-CAN-13186.

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-21-436/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.2
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 28.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-122
Status published
Products (1)
parallels/parallels_desktop 15.1.5-47309
Published Apr 29, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026