CVE-2024-6240 Improper privilege management vulnerability in Parallels Desktop
Attackers can escalate privileges by injecting malicious code via the BASH_ENV variable during Parallels Desktop startup.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6240?
CVE-2024-6240 is a high-severity vulnerability in Parallels Parallels Desktop, published on 21 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper privilege management vulnerability in Parallels Desktop Software, which affects versions earlier than 19.3.0. An attacker could add malicious code in a script and populate the BASH_ENV environment variable with the path to the malicious script, executing on application startup. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges on the system.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6240?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Parallels Parallels Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6240?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6240 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-6240 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6240 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Parallels Parallels Desktop
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x5f6-gmwc-2843.