Parallels Desktop privilege escalation | CVE-2023-27327
NAME
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Parallels Desktop privilege escalation
Platforms Affected:
Parallels Desktop 18.1
Risk Level:
7.5
Exploitability:
Unproven
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
DESCRIPTION
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Parallels Desktop could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a Time-Of-Check Time-Of-Use flaw in the Toolgate component. By using a specially-crafted symbolic link, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user on the host system.
CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed
Access Vector:
Local
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