High severity · published Jun 3, 2025
CVE-2024-52561
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Snapshot functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740)
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 deleted, a root service verifies and modifies the ownership of the snapshot files. By using a symlink, an attacker can change the ownership of files owned by root to a lower-privilege user, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
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 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PD
Parallels Desktop for Mac · Parallels
version 20.1.1 (55740) · source: vendor
PD
Parallels Desktop · Parallels
20.1.1_(55740) · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52561
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-52561
Exploit
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2123
Exploit
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2123
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