Incorrect Ownership Assignment in Parallels Desktop for Mac - CVE-2024-52561
Published: June 4, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110193
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52561
CWE-ID: CWE-708
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to symlink change ownership in the Snapshot functionality. A local user can change the ownership of files owned by root to a lower-privilege user and gain elevated privileges.
Affected software
Parallels Desktop for Mac
How to mitigate CVE-2024-52561
Install updates from vendor's website.