CVE-2023-27328
HIGHParallels Desktop < 18.1.1 (53328) - Local Privilege Escalation via Toolgate XML Injection
Title source: llmDescription
Parallels Desktop Toolgate XML Injection 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 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 a user-supplied string before using it to construct an XML document. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the hypervisor. Was ZDI-CAN-19187.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-220/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://kb.parallels.com/125013
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0032
EPSS Percentile
23.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-91
Status
published
Products (1)
parallels/parallels_desktop
< 18.1.1_\(53328\)
Published
May 03, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026