Privilege escalation in Parallels Desktop
CVE-2024-6240
Improper privilege management vulnerability in Parallels Desktop Software, which affects versions earlier than 19.3.0. An attacker could add malicious code in a script and populate the BASH_ENV environment variable with the path to the malicious script, executing on application startup. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges on the system.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Parallels Desktop — versions 0
- Parallels Desktop
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/improper-privilege-management-vulner… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6240?
- CVE-2024-6240 is a high-severity vulnerability in Parallels Desktop, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2024-06-21.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6240?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-6240 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.