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Medium severity6.7NVD Advisory· Published Mar 23, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-8874

CVE-2020-8874

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 15.1.2-47123. 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 xHCI component. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the hypervisor. Was ZDI-CAN-10032.

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Affected products

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  • Parallels/Desktop2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*range: <15.1.3
    • (no CPE)range: 15.1.2-47123
  • Parallels/Desktopv5
    Range: 15.1.2-47123

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