Vulnerability · Published Jul 18, 2022 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2022-34902

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity uncontrolled search path in Access 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 28% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Access 6.5.4 (39316) Agent. 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 Desktop Control Agent service. The service loads Qt plugins from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-15787.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Parallels	Access	6.5.4 (39316)

Weakness: CWE-427 · 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/en/129010 x_refsource_MISC
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-946/ x_refsource_MISC