Auth bypass in Parallels Desktop

CVE-2025-30074

Alludo Parallels Desktop before 19.4.2 and 20.x before 20.2.2 for macOS on Intel platforms allows privilege escalation to root via the VM creation routine.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 1.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-30074: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-30074?
CVE-2025-30074 is a high-severity vulnerability in Parallels Desktop, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2025-30074?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.