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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-31359

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the PVMP package unpacking functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.2.2 (55879).

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-2025-31359. EPSS is 1.13%. 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
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.13%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Parallels Parallels Desktop for Mac 20.2.2 (55879)

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the PVMP package unpacking functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.2.2 (55879). This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to write to arbitrary files, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

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  • vendor Parallels Parallels Desktop for Mac 20.2.2 (55879)20.2.2 (55879)

How to fix CVE-2025-31359

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-2025-31359. EPSS is 1.13%. 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 20.2.2 (55879) 20.2.2 (55879). Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.13%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 3, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the PVMP package unpacking functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.2.2 (55879). This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to write to arbitrary files, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

  2. Jun 3, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the PVMP package unpacking functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.2.2 (55879). This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to write to arbitrary files, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-31359

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-31359

    30-day exploitation probability 1.1%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-16718

    A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the PVMP package unpacking functionality of Parallels Desktop for Mac version 20.2.2 (55879). This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to write to arbitrary files, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

    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.