Vulnerability · Published Jan 9, 2023 · Assigned by Zoom

CVE-2022-36927Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Rooms for macOS Clients

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Zoom Rooms for macOS from Zoom Video Communications Inc. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Zoom Rooms for macOS clients before version 5.11.3 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges to root.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom Rooms for macOS unspecified – before 5.11.3

Weakness: CWE-367 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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