HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2024-36486
HIGH

CVE-2024-36486

CWE-62Published: June 3, 2025· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the virtual machine archive restoration functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (55740). When an archived virtual machine is restored, the prl_vmarchiver tool decompresses the file and writes the content back to its original location using root privileges. An attacker can exploit this process by using a hard link to write to an arbitrary file, potentially resulting in privilege escalation.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2024-36486 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

parallels1 product(s)
parallels desktop
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2126
ADVISORYhttps://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2126
ADVISORYhttps://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2126

All References (3)

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https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2126Exploit · Third Party Advisory
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https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2126Exploit · Third Party Advisory
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https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2126Exploit · Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2024-36486
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-62
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedJun 3, 2025

Related CVEs (CWE-62)

CVE-2024-54189
7.8

Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2024-36486 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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