CVE-2024-52561CWE-708

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Snapshot functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740)

High · published June 3, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
19.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Snapshot functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740). When a snapshot of a virtual machine is deleted, a root service verifies and modifies the ownership of the snapshot files. By using a symlink, an attacker can change the ownership of files owned by root to a lower-privilege user, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00279 · 19.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-708 · Incorrect Ownership Assignment
Published
2025-06-03T09:43Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 JUN 09:43Z
    A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Snapshot functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740)
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