High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-17399
CVE-2020-17399
Description
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 15.1.4. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the prl_hypervisor kext. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the kernel. Was ZDI-CAN-11303.
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Affected products
2- Parallels/Desktopv5Range: 15.1.4
Patches
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References
2- kb.parallels.com/en/125013nvdVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1017/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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