A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Snapshot functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740). 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.
The product assigns an owner to a resource, but the owner is outside of the intended control sphere.
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
| Link | Tags |
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| https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2123 | exploit third party advisory |
| https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2123 | exploit third party advisory |