Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS - CVE-2022-28757
Published: August 18, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66608
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-2022-28757
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 insufficient patch for #VU66605 (CVE-2022-28756). A local user can bypass restrictions applied to the auto update process and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-28757
Install updates from vendor's website.