CVE-2024-6240 – Improper privilege management vulnerability in Parallels Desktop
https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2024-6240
Improper privilege management vulnerability in Parallels Desktop Software, which affects versions earlier than 19.3.0. An attacker could add malicious code in a script and populate the BASH_ENV environment variable with the path to the malicious script, executing on application startup. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges on the system. Vulnerabilidad de gestión de privilegios incorrecta en Parallels Desktop Software, que afecta a versiones anteriores a la 19.3.0. Un atacante podría agregar código malicioso en un script y completar la variable de entorno BASH_ENV con la ruta al script malicioso, ejecutándose al iniciar la aplicación. • https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/improper-privilege-management-vulnerability-parallels-desktop • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management •
CVE-2021-31420 – Parallels Desktop Toolgate Stack-based Buffer Overflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2021-31420
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 16.1.0-48950. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Toolgate component. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the hypervisor. • https://kb.parallels.com/en/125013 https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-428 • CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow •