CVE-2020-17397

High

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 15.1.4. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of network packets. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the hypervisor. Was ZDI-CAN-11253.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.2
Exploit probability—
ProductParallels Desktop
PublishedAug 25, 2020
First seenAug 25, 2020

How to fix

Update
  • parallels parallels_desktop16.0.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
parallels parallels_desktopv < 16.0.016.0.0

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