CVE-2024-54189
HIGHParallels Desktop for Mac <20.1.1 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Snapshot functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740). When a snapshot of a virtual machine is taken, a root service writes to a file owned by a normal user. By using a hard link, an attacker can write to an arbitrary file, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0022
EPSS Percentile
43.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-62
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
parallels/parallels_desktop
20.1.1_\(55740\)
Published
Jun 03, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026