Security Advisory

CVE-2021-31422

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2021-04-29 16:31:06

Last updated 2024-08-03 22:55:53

Assigner zdi

CVSS score 7.5

State PUBLISHED

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 16.1.1-49141. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the e1000e virtual device. The issue results from the lack of proper locking when performing operations on an object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the hypervisor. Was ZDI-CAN-12527.

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