What is CVE-2024-36486?

CVE-2024-36486 is a high-severity vulnerability in Parallels Parallels_desktop, classified under UNIX Hard Link. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-06-03.

How severe is CVE-2024-36486?

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

Vulnerability in Parallels Parallels_desktop

CVE-2024-36486

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 th…

EPSS: 0.003 (19.7th 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 Parallels_desktop — versions 20.1.1_\(55740\)
Parallels Desktop For Mac — versions version 20.1.1 (55740)

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36486?: CVE-2024-36486 is a high-severity vulnerability in Parallels Parallels_desktop, classified under UNIX Hard Link. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-06-03.
How severe is CVE-2024-36486?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.