High severity · published Jul 18, 2022
CVE-2022-34901
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Access 6.5.4 (39316) Agent
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Access 6.5.4 (39316) Agent. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target host system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Parallels Service. The service executes files from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-16137.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
Parallels Access · Parallels
6.5.4_(39316) · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34901
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34901
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.parallels.com/en/129010
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-948/
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