CVE-2024-36486
High
Description
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Parallels Desktop
PublishedJun 3, 2025
First seenJun 3, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-62CWE-62
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| parallels parallels_desktop | 20.1.1_\(55740\) | — |
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