Vulnerability Details CVE-2023-27323
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 26.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
Products affected by CVE-2023-27323
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:14.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:14.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:14.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:14.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:14.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:14.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:15.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:15.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:15.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:15.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:15.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:15.1.4
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:16.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:16.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:16.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:16.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:16.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:16.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:16.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:16.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:17.0.0_(51461)
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:17.0.1_(51482)
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:17.1.0_(51516)
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:17.1.3_(51565)
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:17.1.7_(51588)
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:18.0.0_(53049)
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:18.0.1_(53056)
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:18.0.2_(53077)
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cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:18.0.3_(53079)