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CVE-2023-43586

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 13, 2023 at 10:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:26 AM UTC
8 products affected across 2 vendorsMeeting Software Development KitZoomVirtual Desktop Infrastructure

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Path traversal in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for Windows, and Zoom SDKs for Windows may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access.

Affected

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

Meeting Software Development Kit· Zoom
95%
v < 5.16.5
Affected range stops below 5.16.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Video Software Development Kit· Zoom
95%
v < 5.16.5
Affected range stops below 5.16.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure· Zoom
95%
v < 5.14.145.15.0 ≤ v < 5.15.12
Affected range stops below 5.14.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.15.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Zoom· Zoom
95%
v < 5.16.5
Affected range stops below 5.16.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Zoom Meeting SDK· Zoom Video Communications
60%
All versions
Meetings Client· Zoom Video Communications
60%
All versions
Zoom VDI Client· Zoom Video Communications
60%
All versions
Zoom Video SDK· Zoom Video Communications
60%
All versions

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)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/ZSB-23059/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426CWE-22

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