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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-36486

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the virtual machine archive restoration functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (55740).

Published Jun 3, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 3, 2025 · Parallels Parallels Desktop for Mac

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-36486. EPSS is 0.32%. Act only if a listed version of Parallels Parallels Desktop for Mac is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.32%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Parallels Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (55740)

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.

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  • vendor Parallels Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (55740)version 20.1.1 (55740)

How to fix CVE-2024-36486

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2024-36486. EPSS is 0.32%. Act only if a listed version of Parallels Parallels Desktop for Mac is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Parallels Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (55740) version 20.1.1 (55740). Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.32%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 3, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 arbit

  2. Jun 3, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 arbit

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-36486

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-36486

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2024-54643

    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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.