CVE-2020-17399 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Parallels Desktop 15.1.4. The flaw resides in the prl_hypervisor kernel extension, stemming from insufficient validation of user-supplied data, which can lead to a buffer overflow. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), indicating that a low-privileged local attacker can achieve kernel-level code execution with low attack complexity. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 16.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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