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CVE-2023-27327


Parallels Desktop Toolgate Time-Of-Check Time-Of-Use 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 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 locking when performing operations on an object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user on the host system. Was ZDI-CAN-18964.


Published

2024-05-03T02:15:09.200

Last Modified

2025-08-06T21:37:57.153

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-367

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application parallels parallels_desktop < 18.1.1_\(53328\) Yes

References