Vulnerability · CVE-2024-52561
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Snapshot functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 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-2024-52561. EPSS is 0.28%. 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
- 0.28%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor Parallels Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (55740)
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Snapshot functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740). When a snapshot of a virtual machine is deleted, a root service verifies and modifies the ownership of the snapshot files. By using a symlink, an attacker can change the ownership of files owned by root to a lower-privilege user, potentially leading to 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-2024-52561
Recommended remediation
A vendor or distribution source is linked. Check that advisory for patch availability; this catalog does not invent fix status.
Official advisories
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-2024-52561. EPSS is 0.28%. 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 0.28%. 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.
Jun 3, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Snapshot functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740). When a snapshot of a virtual machine is deleted, a root service verifies and modifies the ownership of the snapshot files. By using a symlink, an attacker can change the ownership of files owned by root to a lower-privilege user, potentially leading to privilege esca
Jun 3, 2025 · EUVD
Updated
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Snapshot functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740). When a snapshot of a virtual machine is deleted, a root service verifies and modifies the ownership of the snapshot files. By using a symlink, an attacker can change the ownership of files owned by root to a lower-privilege user, potentially leading to privilege esca
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-52561
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-52561
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2024-54641
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Snapshot functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.1.1 (build 55740). When a snapshot of a virtual machine is deleted, a root service verifies and modifies the ownership of the snapshot files. By using a symlink, an a
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.