CVE detail

CVE-2020-17402 — CVE-2020-17402

Published 2020-08-25 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor parallels · Product parallels_desktop · Source nvd

MEDIUM

severity

CVSS-derived band

6.5

CVSS v3

0–10 scale

0.0047

EPSS probability

exploitation probability, 30d

39.0%

EPSS percentile

percentile vs all CVEs

NOT LISTED

CISA KEV

known exploited catalog

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 15.1.4 (47270). An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the prl_hypervisor kext. By examining a log file, an attacker can disclose a memory address. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the kernel. Was ZDI-CAN-11063.

Remediation

No vendor-published fix data in our corpus for this CVE. Check the references below or the vendor's PSIRT / security advisories page.

References

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