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CVE-2026-54424: An Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in Unity Parsec on Windows hosts leads to a potential Elevation of...

HIGH CVSS 8.4 Exploit Available 1 PoC

Published: July 4, 2026 | Last Modified: July 4, 2026

Description

An Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in Unity Parsec on Windows hosts leads to a potential Elevation of Privilege. This issue affects Parsec through v2026-05-04.0. The patched version is Parsec for Windows version 150-104a. A user can generate a situation where there is an instance of parsecd.exe running as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM with a user-controlled value of the AppData environment variable.

Ghostwire Analysis — What This Means Practically

High CVSS score indicates significant risk — exploitation could lead to substantial data exposure or system compromise.
1 proof-of-concept exploit available on GitHub. Public exploit code lowers the barrier for both researchers and attackers.

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Proof-of-Concept Exploits (1)

tomadimitrie/CVE-2026-54424

CVE-2026-54424: An Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in Unity Parsec on Windows hosts leads to a potential Elevation of...

Description

Ghostwire Analysis — What This Means Practically

Proof-of-Concept Exploits (1)

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