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CVE-2024-6240

Published: Jun 21, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-269
NVD MITRE
7.7CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 76.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Improper privilege management vulnerability in Parallels Desktop Software, which affects versions earlier than 19.3.0. An attacker could add malicious code in a script and populate the BASH_ENV environment variable with the path to the malicious script, executing on application startup. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges on the system.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:LUI:RS:CC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected Products

parallels desktopparallels
On-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
Parallels DesktopParallels
On-premDesktop App
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
parallelscommercialUSCloud & SaaS

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/improper-privilege-management-vulnerability-parallels-desktop
incibe.es

Timeline

Published
Jun 21, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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