# CVE-2020-8968: Parallels Remote Application Server credentials management errors

> A local attacker can retrieve user profile passwords in clear text by uploading a specific encrypted file, compromising user confidentiality.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Dec 2021
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m97r-wj82-82xw

## What is CVE-2020-8968?

CVE-2020-8968 is a high-severity vulnerability in Parallels Remote Application Server (Client), published on 17 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) allows a local attacker to retrieve certain profile password in clear text format by uploading a previously stored cyphered file by Parallels RAS. The confidentiality, availability and integrity of the information of the user could be compromised if an attacker is able to recover the profile password.

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8968?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Parallels Remote Application Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-8968?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8968 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-8968 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8968 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Parallels Remote Application Server (Client)

- [CVE-2023-45894](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45894/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2020-15860](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15860/): Business logic in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-40870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40870/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2017-9447](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9447/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-35710](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35710/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-8968 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-8968 is a high-severity vulnerability in Parallels Remote Application Server (Client), published on 17 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8968 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Parallels Remote Application Server (Client). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8968/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8968/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8968
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8968
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8968

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8968/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.