PT-2020-14942

CVE-2020-17391

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Published

2020-08-18

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Updated

2020-08-31

Description by

CVSS 3.1
6.5
Medium
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Parallels Desktop version 15.1.3-47255
Description This issue allows local attackers to disclose information on affected installations. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system. The specific flaw exists within the handler for HOST IOCTL INIT HYPERVISOR in the prl hypervisor kext. The issue results from the exposure of a dangerous method or function to the unprivileged user. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other issues to execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel.
Recommendations For Parallels Desktop version 15.1.3-47255, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.
Exploitability
Fix
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
Related identifiers
ZDI-20-1009
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