CVE-2024-36486

Published Jun 3, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the virtual machine archive restoration functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (55740). When an archived virtual machine is restored, the prl_vmarchiver tool decompresses the file and writes the content back to its original location using root privileges. An attacker can exploit this process by using a hard link to write to an arbitrary file, potentially resulting in privilege escalation.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-54643 A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the virtual machine archive restoration functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (55740). When an archived virtual machine is restored, the prl_vmarchiver tool decompresses the file and writes the content back to its original location using root privileges. An attacker can exploit this process by using a hard link to write to an arbitrary file, potentially resulting in privilege escalation.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Parallels
Parallels parallels Desktop
Weaknesses CWE-59
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:20.1.1_\(55740\):*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
Vendors & Products Parallels
Parallels parallels Desktop
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the virtual machine archive restoration functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (55740). When an archived virtual machine is restored, the prl_vmarchiver tool decompresses the file and writes the content back to its original location using root privileges. An attacker can exploit this process by using a hard link to write to an arbitrary file, potentially resulting in privilege escalation.
Weaknesses CWE-62
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
talos
Published
Updated
Jun 3, 2025, 1:22 PM
Reserved
Dec 9, 2024, 7:55 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 3, 2025, 10:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:36 AM