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CVE-2022-28757

Local Privilege Escalation in Auto Updater for Zoom Client for Meetings for macOS

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 18, 2022 at 07:31 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 0.2%

Description

The Zoom Client for Meetings for macOS (Standard and for IT Admin) starting with version 5.7.3 and before 5.11.6 contains a vulnerability in the auto 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%
5.7.3 ≤ v < 5.11.6
Affected range stops below 5.11.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Meetings· Zoom Video Communications
60%
v ≥ next of 5.7.3v < 5.11.6next of 5.7.3
Affected range stops below 5.11.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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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-345NVD-CWE-noinfo

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