High severity · published May 3, 2024
CVE-2023-27327
Parallels Desktop Toolgate Time-Of-Check Time-Of-Use Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
7.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Parallels Desktop Toolgate Time-Of-Check Time-Of-Use Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the Toolgate component. The issue results from the lack of proper locking when performing operations on an object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user on the host system. Was ZDI-CAN-18964.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DE
Desktop · Parallels
18.0.2 · source: vendor
PD
Parallels Desktop · Parallels
before 18.1.1_\(53328\) · source: NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27327
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27327
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.parallels.com/125013
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-215/
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