High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 3, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-27323
CVE-2023-27323
Description
Parallels Desktop Updater 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 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 execute a file. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. . Was ZDI-CAN-18150.
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Affected products
3- Parallels/Desktopv5Range: 18.0.0 (53049)
Patches
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References
2- kb.parallels.com/125013nvdVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-217/nvdThird Party Advisory
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