Input validation error in Parallels Desktop - CVE-2020-17393
Published: August 19, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45766
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17393
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Parallels
Affected software:
Parallels Desktop
Parallels Desktop
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the prl_hypervisor kext. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and gain access to sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-17393
Install updates from vendor's website.