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Vulnerability Change Records for CVE-2023-50226

Change History

New CVE Received from Zero Day Initiative 5/02/2024 11:16:11 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Description

								
							
							
						
Parallels Desktop Updater Link Following 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 low-privileged code on the target host system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the Updater service. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to move arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-21227.
Added CVSS V3

								
							
							
						
Zero Day Initiative AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added CWE

								
							
							
						
Zero Day Initiative CWE-59
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
Zero Day Initiative https://kb.parallels.com/en/125013 [No types assigned]
Added Reference

								
							
							
						
Zero Day Initiative https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1805/ [No types assigned]