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.

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

EPSS: 0.001 (1.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Parallels Desktop — versions 19.3.1, 20.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

cve@mitre.org

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.