A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the virtual machine archive restoration functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (55740). When an archived virtual machine is restored, the prl_vmarchiver tool decompresses the file and writes the content back to its original location using root privileges. An attacker can exploit this process by using a hard link to write to an arbitrary file, potentially resulting in privilege escalation.
CVSS
No CVSS.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2126 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2126 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2126 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
02 Jul 2025, 15:06
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CWE | CWE-59 | |
| First Time |
Parallels parallels Desktop
Parallels |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:20.1.1_\(55740\):*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | |
| References | () https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2126 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2126 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
03 Jun 2025, 11:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-06-03 10:15
Updated : 2025-07-02 15:06
NVD link : CVE-2024-36486
Mitre link : CVE-2024-36486
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Products Affected
parallels
- parallels_desktop
CWE
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')