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CVE-2022-28751

Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 17, 2022 at 09:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:38 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsMeetingsMeetings

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

The Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS (Standard and for IT Admin) before version 5.11.3 contains a vulnerability in the package signature validation during the update process. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges to root.

Affected

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

Meetings· Zoom
95%
v < 5.11.3
Affected range stops below 5.11.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Meetings· Zoom Video Communications
60%
v < 5.11.3
Affected range stops below 5.11.3, 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

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-347

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