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CVE-2024-36486

 

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Existe una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios en la función de restauración del archivo de una máquina virtual de Parallels Desktop para Mac versión 20.1.1 (55740). Al restaurar una máquina virtual archivada, la herramienta prl_vmarchiver descomprime el archivo y escribe el contenido de vuelta en su ubicación original con privilegios de root. Un atacante puede explotar este proceso utilizando un enlace físico para escribir en un archivo arbitrario, lo que podría provocar una escalada de privilegios.

*Credits: Discovered by KPC of Cisco Talos.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-12-09 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-06-03 CVE Published
  • 2025-06-03 CVE Updated
  • 2025-08-10 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-62: UNIX Hard Link
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Parallels
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 Parallels Desktop For Mac
Search vendor "Parallels" for product "Parallels Desktop For Mac"
 20.1.1
Search vendor "Parallels" for product "Parallels Desktop For Mac" and version "20.1.1"
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Affected