Is CVE-2023-27325 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-27325 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-27325?

CVE-2023-27325 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-27325?

CVE-2023-27325 has an EPSS score of 0.36% (28th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-27325?

Upgrade parallels desktop to 18.1.0_(53311) or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-27325

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Parallels Desktop Updater Improper Initialization Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target host system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Updater service. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of environment variables. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. . Was ZDI-CAN-18253.

CWE-665

How to fix

Remediation Available

parallels desktopNVD

Affected:< 18.1.0_(53311)Fixed in:18.1.0_(53311)CVE-2023-27325derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

kb.parallels.com

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-08-06.