CVE-2024-52561 HIGH

CVE-2024-52561

Vendor Parallels
Product Parallels Desktop for Mac
Weakness CWE-708
Published June 3, 2025
Last update June 3, 2025

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 3, 2025 CVE published
June 3, 2025 Record updated