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TI-2025-21431 Aliases CVE-2025-30074GHSA-c7p8-mg6m-crg2

Incorrect authorization in Parallels Desktop

Priority LOW 35CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00123 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Parallels Desktop (Parallels): 19.4.2, 20.2.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ParallelsParallels Desktop19.3.1 to before 19.4.2; 20.0.0 to before 20.2.219.4.2, 20.2.2Patch availableCNA
  • Parallels Desktop VendorParallels Affected 19.3.1 to before 19.4.2; 20.0.0 to before 20.2.2 Fixed in 19.4.2, 20.2.2 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Parallels Desktop (Parallels) Fixed in 19.4.2, 20.2.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-30074
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c7p8-mg6m-crg2

References

Other 1

  • TI-2025-22549 Path traversal in Parallels Desktop for Mac CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-19453 The Web Client of Parallels Remote Application Server v18.0 is vulnerable to Host Header… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2024-36288 Link following in Parallels Desktop for Mac CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-35227 Link following in Parallels Desktop for Mac CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-24264 Link following in Parallels Desktop for Mac CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2013-04282 The default configuration of Parallels Plesk Panel 9.0.x and 9.2.x on UNIX, and Small… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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