Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS - CVE-2022-28751
Published: August 18, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66601
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28751
CWE-ID: CWE-347
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of the package signature in the update process. A local user can place a malicious package in the application directory and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
Affected software
Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2022-28751
Install updates from vendor's website.
Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS - update to 5.11.3 9065