Vulnerability · Published Jul 15, 2022 · Assigned by zdi
CVE-2022-34891
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect permission assignment in Desktop from Parallels. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop Parallels Desktop 17.1.1. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the update machanism. The product sets incorrect permissions on sensitive files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-16395.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://kb.parallels.com/125013 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-942/ x_refsource_MISC