Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Client Installer for macOS
CVE-2022-28768

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Zoom
Status
Zoom Client For Meetings Installer For Mac OS (standard And For It Admin)
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 November 2022

Summary

The Zoom Client for Meetings Installer for macOS (Standard and for IT Admin) before version 5.12.6 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability during the install process to escalate their privileges to root.

Affected Version(s)

Zoom Client for Meetings Installer for macOS (Standard and for IT Admin) < 5.12.6

References

https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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