CVE-2022-28756 (GCVE-0-2022-28756)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-15 22:11 – Updated: 2024-09-17 01:15
VLAI?
Title
Local Privilege Escalation in Auto Updater for Zoom Client for Meetings for macOS
Summary
The Zoom Client for Meetings for macOS (Standard and for IT Admin) starting with version 5.7.3 and before 5.11.5 contains a vulnerability in the auto update process. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges to root.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS Affected: next of 5.7.3 , < unspecified (custom)
Affected: unspecified , < 5.11.5 (custom)
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Credits
Patrick Wardle of Objective-See
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