Parallels Desktop Toolgate Time-Of-Check Time-Of-Use Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the Toolgate component. The issue results from the lack of proper locking when performing operations on an object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user on the host system. Was ZDI-CAN-18964.
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Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:45:00 +0000
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Parallels
Parallels parallels Desktop |
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CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | |
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Parallels
Parallels parallels Desktop |

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2024-05-03T01:55:51.773Z
Updated: 2024-08-02T12:09:42.300Z
Reserved: 2023-02-28T17:58:45.478Z
Link: CVE-2023-27327

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:09:42.300Z

Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-05-03T02:15:09.200
Modified: 2025-08-06T21:37:57.153
Link: CVE-2023-27327

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