What is CVE-2021-34854?

CVE-2021-34854 is a high-severity vulnerability in Parallels Desktop, classified under CWE-789. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2021-34854?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Parallels Desktop

CVE-2021-34854

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 16.1.3 (49160). An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target guest system in order to…

EPSS: 0.002 (15.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Parallels Desktop — versions 16.1.3 (49160)
Parallels Parallels_desktop — versions 16.1.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-34854?: CVE-2021-34854 is a high-severity vulnerability in Parallels Desktop, classified under CWE-789. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2021-34854?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.