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CVE-2024-42439

Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS and Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS - Untrusted Search Path

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 14, 2024 at 04:42 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:49 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsMeeting Software Development KitWorkplace DesktopZoom Meeting SDK

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Untrusted search path in the installer for Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS and Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS before 6.1.0 may allow a privileged user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.

Affected

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

Meeting Software Development Kit· Zoom
95%
v < 6.1.0
Affected range stops below 6.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Workplace Desktop· Zoom
95%
v < 6.1.0
Affected range stops below 6.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Zoom Meeting SDK· Zoom Communications
60%
v < 6.1.0
Affected range stops below 6.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Workplace Desktop· Zoom Communications
60%
v < 6.1.0
Affected range stops below 6.1.0, 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)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-24032

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMZoom
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-426

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