Vulnerability · Published Mar 16, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2025-30074

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity incorrect authorization in Parallels 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 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Alludo Parallels Desktop before 19.4.2 and 20.x before 20.2.2 for macOS on Intel platforms allows privilege escalation to root via the VM creation routine.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Parallels Parallels Desktop 19.3.1 – before 19.4.220.0.0 – before 20.2.2

Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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