CVE-2024-54189CWE-62

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
24.0
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 taken, a root service writes to a file owned by a normal user. By using a hard link, an attacker can write to an arbitrary file, 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
0.00315 · 24.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-62 · UNIX Hard Link
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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