Unity Parsec up to 2026-05-04.0 on Windows Environment Variable parsecd.exe incorrect privileged apis

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Unity Parsec up to 2026-05-04.0 on Windows. Affected is an unknown function of the file parsecd.exe of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation results in incorrect use of privileged apis. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-54424. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Unity Parsec up to 2026-05-04.0 on Windows. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the file parsecd.exe of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a incorrect use of privileged apis vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-648. The product does not conform to the API requirements for a function call that requires extra privileges. This could allow attackers to gain privileges by causing the function to be called incorrectly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in Unity Parsec on Windows hosts leads to a potential Elevation of Privilege. This issue affects Parsec through v2026-05-04.0. The patched version is Parsec for Windows version 150-104a. A user can generate a situation where there is an instance of parsecd.exe running as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM with a user-controlled value of the AppData environment variable.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-54424 since 06/14/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-41655). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Incorrect use of privileged apis
CWE: CWE-648
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

06/14/2026 CVE reserved
07/04/2026 +20 days Advisory disclosed
07/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/04/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-54424 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-54424
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-376188
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2026 05:47
Updated: 07/04/2026 07:17
Changes: 07/04/2026 05:47 (63), 07/04/2026 07:17 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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