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CVE-2023-50226

HighPublished

Parallels Desktop Updater Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published: May 3, 2024
Updated: Sep 18, 2024
Assigning CNA: zdi
Evidence observed: Aug 8, 2026

Primary CVSS

7.8/ 10High

nvd · CVSS 3.0

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS probability estimate

0.7%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 50.8%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

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.

Sources

parallels-file-move-privescExploit
Parallels Desktop privilege escalation - CVE-2023-50226 / ZDI-CAN-21227

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