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CVE-2022-22782

Local privilege escalation in Windows Zoom Clients

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: April 28, 2022 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:29 AM UTC
8 products affected across 2 vendorsMeetingsVdi Windows Meeting ClientsRooms for Conference Rooms

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

The Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows prior to version 5.9.7, Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows prior to version 5.10.0, Zoom Plugins for Microsoft Outlook for Windows prior to version 5.10.3, and Zoom VDI Windows Meeting Clients prior to version 5.9.6; was susceptible to a local privilege escalation issue during the installer repair operation. A malicious actor could utilize this to potentially delete system level files or folders, causing integrity or availability issues on the user’s host machine.

Affected

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

Meetings· Zoom
95%
v < 5.9.7
Affected range stops below 5.9.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Rooms for Conference Rooms· Zoom
95%
v < 5.10.0
Affected range stops below 5.10.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vdi Windows Meeting Clients· Zoom
95%
v < 5.9.6
Affected range stops below 5.9.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Zoom Plugin for Microsoft Outlook· Zoom
95%
v < 5.10.3
Affected range stops below 5.10.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Outlook Plugin· Zoom Video Communications
60%
v < 5.10.3
Affected range stops below 5.10.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Zoom Rooms· Zoom Video Communications
60%
v < 5.10.0
Affected range stops below 5.10.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Zoom VDI Windows Meeting Clients· Zoom Video Communications
60%
v < 5.9.6
Affected range stops below 5.9.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Zoom Client for Meetings· Zoom Video Communications
60%
v < 5.9.7
Affected range stops below 5.9.7, 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:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/

CVSS

7.1HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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