ZdiVULNRICHMENT:CVE-2023-27325CVE-2023-27325 Parallels Desktop Updater Improper Initialization Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
16.2%
SSVC
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Parallels Desktop Updater Improper Initialization 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. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of environment variables. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root.
. Was ZDI-CAN-18253.
ADP Affected
[
{
"cpes": [
"cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
],
"vendor": "parallels",
"product": "parallels_desktop",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "18.1.0",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"defaultStatus": "unknown"
}
]Related
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
16.2%
SSVC
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total