Parallels Access 6.5.4 uncontrolled search path

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Parallels Access 6.5.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-34901. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Parallels Access 6.5.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Access 6.5.4 (39316) Agent. 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 Parallels Service. The service executes files from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-16137.

The weakness was presented 07/19/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-34901 since 07/01/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/06/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

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• 6.5.4

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.parallels.com/

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