High severity · published May 3, 2024
CVE-2023-50227
Parallels Desktop virtio-gpu Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
8.3
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Parallels Desktop virtio-gpu Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Parallels Desktop. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target in a guest system must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the virtio-gpu virtual device. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the hypervisor.
. Was ZDI-CAN-21260.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DE
Desktop · Parallels
18.3.2 (53621) · source: vendor
PD
Parallels Desktop · Parallels
before 19.1.0_\(54729\) · source: NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50227
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50227
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.parallels.com/en/125013
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1804/
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