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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 25, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-34856

CVE-2021-34856

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 16.1.3 (49160). 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 virtio-gpu virtual device. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the hypervisor. Was ZDI-CAN-13581.

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Affected products

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  • Range: 16.1.3 (49160)
  • Parallels/Desktopv5
    Range: 16.1.3 (49160)

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