CVE-2019-17148 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Parallels Desktop version 14.1.3 (45485). The flaw, residing in the Parallels Service, stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied input before a system call, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code as root. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), exploitation requires prior low-privileged code execution on the guest system. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
14.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:14.1.3:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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