Parallels Access Agent 6.5.3 Dispatcher Service uncontrolled search path

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Parallels Access Agent 6.5.3. This affects an unknown function of the component Dispatcher Service. The manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-34900. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Parallels Access Agent 6.5.3. Affected is an unknown part of the component Dispatcher Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Access 6.5.3 (39313) Agent. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Dispatcher service. The service loads an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-15213.

The weakness was disclosed 07/19/2022. The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-34900 since 07/01/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/06/2022). This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Parallels

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• Access Agent

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• 6.5.3

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.parallels.com/

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