PT-2025-23597 · Parallels · Parallels Desktop For Mac

Kpc Of · Published 2025-06-03 · Updated 2025-06-24 · CVE-2024-52561

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740)

Description A privilege escalation issue exists in the Snapshot functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac. When a snapshot of a virtual machine is deleted, a root service verifies and modifies the ownership of the snapshot files. By using a symlink, an attacker can change the ownership of files owned by root to a lower-privilege user, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Recommendations For Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740), consider disabling the snapshot deletion functionality until a patch is available to prevent potential privilege escalation. Restrict access to the snapshot files to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using symlinks in the snapshot directory to prevent ownership changes. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

LPE

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-708

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-52561

Affected Products

Parallels Desktop For Mac

References · 9

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2123 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-52561 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52561 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1929852625735811113 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/124449 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/124442 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1929838767160152496 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvetracker/25260 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/transilienceai/status/1937355234399199732 · Twitter Post