Link following in Zoom Rooms Client for Windows - CVE-2022-28752
Published: August 18, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66604
CSH Severity: Medium
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-2022-28752
CWE-ID: CWE-59
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 a symlink following issue. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with SYSTEM user privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.
Affected software
Zoom Rooms Client for Windows
How to mitigate CVE-2022-28752
Install updates from vendor's website.
Zoom Rooms Client for Windows - update to 5.11.0