High severity · published Dec 17, 2021
CVE-2020-8968
Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) allows a local attacker to retrieve certain profile password in clear text format by uploading a previously stored cyphered file by…
7.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) allows a local attacker to retrieve certain profile password in clear text format by uploading a previously stored cyphered file by Parallels RAS. The confidentiality, availability and integrity of the information of the user could be compromised if an attacker is able to recover the profile password.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RA
Remote Application Server · Parallels
15.5 through 17.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8968
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8968
www.incibe.es
https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/parallels-remote-application-server-credentials-management-errors
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