Path traversal in Parallels Desktop for Mac - CVE-2025-31359

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Path traversal in Parallels Desktop for Mac - CVE-2025-31359

Published: June 4, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110192
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-31359
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Parallels
Affected software:
Parallels Desktop for Mac

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the PVMP package unpacking functionality. A local user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and write arbitrary files on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-31359

Install updates from vendor's website.

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