Parallels Desktop Toolgate XML Injection 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 low-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 validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct an XML document. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the hypervisor. Was ZDI-CAN-19187.
History

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Parallels
Parallels parallels Desktop
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:parallels:parallels_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
Vendors & Products Parallels
Parallels parallels Desktop

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T01:55:52.492Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:09:43.366Z

Reserved: 2023-02-28T17:58:45.478Z

Link: CVE-2023-27328

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T12:09:43.366Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T02:15:09.387

Modified: 2025-08-06T21:38:05.920

Link: CVE-2023-27328

cve-icon Redhat

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