CVE-2022-34900

HIGH

Parallels Access - Uncontrolled Search Path

Title source: rule

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Access 6.5.3 (39313) Agent. 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 Dispatcher service. The service loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-15213.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 26.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-427
Status published

Affected Products (1)

parallels/parallels_access

Timeline

Published Jul 18, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026