CVE-2022-22781

Update package downgrade in Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 28, 2022 at 02:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:29 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsMeetingsMeetings

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

The Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS (Standard and for IT Admin) prior to version 5.9.6 failed to properly check the package version during the update process. This could lead to a malicious actor updating an unsuspecting user’s currently installed version to a less secure version.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 5.9.6
Affected range stops below 5.9.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.9.6
Affected range stops below 5.9.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

CVSS

7.5HIGHZoom
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-354

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