CVE-2025-31359 is a high-severity directory traversal vulnerability in the PVMP package unpacking functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.2.2 (55879). An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to write to arbitrary files, potentially leading to privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it requires local access and low privileges but has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
20.2.2_\(55879\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:20.2.2_\(55879\):*:*:*:*:macos:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.