#VU60722 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Parallels Desktop - CVE-2021-34987
Published: February 21, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60722
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34987
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Parallels Desktop
Parallels Desktop
Software vendor:
Parallels
Parallels
Description
The vulnerability allows a local administrator to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions within the HDAudio virtual device, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.