CVE-2022-28751 HIGH

CVE-2022-28751: Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS

Vendor Zoom Video Communications Inc
Product Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS
Weakness CWE-347
Published August 17, 2022
Last update September 16, 2024

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS (Standard and for IT Admin) before version 5.11.3 contains a vulnerability in the package signature validation during the update process. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges to root.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 17, 2022 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated