CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-27323
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2024-05-03
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-367
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• parallels parallels desktop (< 18.1.0 \(53311\))
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition weakness
References
- https://kb.parallels.com/125013 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-217/ Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.parallels.com/125013 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-217/ Third Party Advisory