Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Zoom Rooms Client for Windows - CVE-2022-36930

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Zoom Rooms Client for Windows - CVE-2022-36930

Published: January 6, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70784
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2022-36930
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Zoom Rooms Client for Windows
Software vendor:
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

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.

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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