Vulnerability Details CVE-2024-54189
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 4.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
References
Products affected by CVE-2024-54189
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:20.1.1_(55740)