CVE-2024-36486 | BDVDB-2026-280828 Detail
ParallelsParallels Desktop for Mac
Description#
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the virtual machine archive restoration functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (55740). When an archived virtual machine is restored, the prl_vmarchiver tool decompresses the file and writes the content back to its original location using root privileges. An attacker can exploit this process by using a hard link to write to an arbitrary file, potentially resulting in privilege escalation.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-62 UNIX Hard Link
References#
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.