Parallels Desktop Toolgate toctou

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Parallels Desktop. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Toolgate. The manipulation results in toctou. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-27327. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Parallels Desktop (the affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown part of the component Toolgate. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a toctou vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-367. The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

Parallels Desktop Toolgate Time-Of-Check Time-Of-Use 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 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 locking when performing operations on an object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user on the host system. Was ZDI-CAN-18964.

The weakness was presented 03/30/2023. The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-27327 since 02/28/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Toctou
CWE: CWE-367 / CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/28/2023 🔍
03/30/2023 +29 days 🔍
03/30/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/07/2025 +860 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: parallels.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-27327 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-27327
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224598

Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2023 13:14
Updated: 08/07/2025 00:15
Changes: 03/30/2023 13:14 (36), 08/07/2025 00:15 (28)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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