CVE-2025-0413 Parallels Desktop Technical Data Reporter Link Following Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Local attackers can escalate privileges to root by exploiting symbolic link handling in the Technical Data Reporter component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-0413?
CVE-2025-0413 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Parallels Desktop, published on 4 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Parallels Desktop Technical Data Reporter Link Following 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 host system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the Technical Data Reporter component. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to change the permissions of arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-25014.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0413?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Parallels Parallels, Parallels Remote Application Server.
How do I fix CVE-2025-0413?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0413 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-0413 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0413 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Parallels Desktop
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wwfq-cq3f-8qx7.