CVE-2026-90894 (GCVE-0-2026-90894)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-14 09:52 – Updated: 2026-09-14 10:23
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Parallels Desktop local privilege escalation via appliance extract argument injection
Summary
Parallels Desktop runs prl_disp_service as root. Local clients reach it on the world-writable socket /var/run/prl_disp_service.socket. PrlSrv_LoginLocal accepts peer credentials. No Parallels signature. No admin group.
After login, PrlSrv_InstallAppliance lets you pick the appliance folder (sVmParentPath). The daemon unpacks with one string, tar -xf "%1" -C "%2", then Qt QProcess::splitCommand chops that string into words. A quote in the folder name closes early. The leftover text becomes extra tar flags. macOS tar --use-compress-program= runs the named program as root.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-14 10:23 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/ | product |
| https://kb.parallels.com/en/131168 | release-notes |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parallels | Parallels Desktop for Mac |
Affected:
26.4.0
Unaffected: 27.0.1 |
guessed |
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