CVE-2022-22782 HIGH

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

Vendor Zoom Video Communications Inc
Product Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows
Published April 28, 2022
Last update September 17, 2024

CVSS base score

7.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 28, 2022 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated