CVE-2023-50227

High

Description

Parallels Desktop virtio-gpu Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Parallels Desktop. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target in a guest system must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the virtio-gpu virtual device. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the hypervisor. . Was ZDI-CAN-21260.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.3
Exploit probability—
ProductParallels Desktop
PublishedMay 3, 2024
First seenMay 3, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • parallels parallels_desktop19.1.0_\(54729\) or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
parallels parallels_desktopv < 19.1.0_\(54729\)19.1.0_\(54729\)

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