{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-18262 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-18262 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-18262 is a high-severity vulnerability in Parallels RAS Client, published on 20 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-18262 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-18262 is a high-severity vulnerability in Parallels RAS Client, published on 20 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-18262 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Parallels RAS Client. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18262/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18262/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-18262","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18262/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-18262","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-mvfc-8q3g-835f"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation","code_execution"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Parallels RAS Client","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting an exposed dangerous function in the Parallels RAS Client RDP Backend Service.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"zdi","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.0"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-749","name":"Exposed Dangerous Method or Function"}],"description":"Parallels RAS Client RDP Backend Service Exposed Dangerous Function Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels RAS Client. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.\n\nThe specific flaw exists within the RAS RDP Backend Service. The issue results from an exposed dangerous function. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-28885.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Parallels RAS Client RDP Backend Service Exposed Dangerous Function Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-18262","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Parallels RAS Client RDP Backend Service Exposed Dangerous Function Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-18263"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Powerful Surveys - Critical - Unsupported - SA-CONTRIB-2026-092","id":"CVE-2026-18261"},"products":["RAS Client"],"published":"2026-08-20","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-08-21","vendors":["Parallels"]},"summary":"Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting an exposed dangerous function in the Parallels RAS Client RDP Backend Service.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18262/"}