How severe is CVE-2021-34857?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of HIGH with a CVSS score of 8.2 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2021-34857?

This is classified as CWE-787, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2021-34857 - HIGH Severity | CVSS 8.2

Vulnerability Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 16.1.3 (49160). An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Toolgate component. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the hypervisor. Was ZDI-CAN-13601.

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