Local privilege escalation in Windows Zoom Clients
CVE-2022-22782

7.9HIGH

Summary

The Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows prior to version 5.9.7, Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows prior to version 5.10.0, Zoom Plugins for Microsoft Outlook for Windows prior to version 5.10.3, and Zoom VDI Windows Meeting Clients prior to version 5.9.6; was susceptible to a local privilege escalation issue during the installer repair operation. A malicious actor could utilize this to potentially delete system level files or folders, causing integrity or availability issues on the user’s host machine.

Affected Version(s)

Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows < 5.9.7

Zoom Plugins for Microsoft Outlook for Windows < 5.10.3

Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows < 5.10.0

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.9
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Zero Day Initiative
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