Protection Mechanism Failure in Parallels Desktop



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-6153
CWE-ID CWE-693
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Parallels Desktop
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Parallels

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Protection Mechanism Failure

EUVDB-ID: #VU93371

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6153

CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures within the Updater service. A local user can bypass implemented security restrictions and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Parallels Desktop: before 18.3.0-53548

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-803/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



###SIDEBAR###