Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Zoom Rooms Client for Windows - CVE-2022-36929
Published: January 6, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70783
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36929
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Affected software:
Zoom Rooms Client for Windows
Zoom Rooms Client for Windows
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, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation. A local unprivileged user can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-36929
Install updates from vendor's website.