CVE-2023-27323
HIGHParallels Desktop < 18.1.0 (53311) - Local Privilege Escalation via Updater Service Symbolic Link
Title source: llmDescription
Parallels Desktop Updater Time-Of-Check Time-Of-Use Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target host system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Updater service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to execute a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. . Was ZDI-CAN-18150.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-217/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://kb.parallels.com/125013
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0020
EPSS Percentile
10.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-367
Status
published
Products (1)
parallels/parallels_desktop
< 18.1.0_\(53311\)
Published
May 03, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026