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CVE-2023-43591 (GCVE-0-2023-43591)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-14 23:16 – Updated: 2025-06-11 14:19
VLAI
Summary
Improper privilege management in Zoom Rooms for macOS before version 5.16.0 may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-29 17:19 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-280 - Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Zoom Rooms for macOS Affected: before 5.16.0
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Date Public
2023-11-14 16:00
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