CVE-2025-31359 (GCVE-0-2025-31359)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-03 09:43 – Updated: 2025-06-03 13:27
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Summary
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the PVMP package unpacking functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.2.2 (55879). This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to write to arbitrary files, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Parallels Parallels Desktop for Mac Affected: 20.2.2 (55879)
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Credits
Discovered by KPC of Cisco Talos.
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