8.2
CVSSv3

CVE-2021-27278

Published: 22/04/2021 Updated: 26/04/2021
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.6 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 8.2 | Impact Score: 6 | Exploitability Score: 1.5
VMScore: 409
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

This vulnerability allows local malicious users to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 16.1.1-49141. 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 validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the current user on the host system. Was ZDI-CAN-12130.

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