Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS - CVE-2022-28756
Published: August 18, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66605
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28756
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Affected software:
Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS
Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the auto update process, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-28756
Install updates from vendor's website.