CVE-2023-36540 | BDVDB-2026-208995 Detail

Zoom Video CommunicationsZoom Desktop Client for Windows

Description#

Untrusted search path in the installer for Zoom Desktop Client for Windows before 5.14.5 may allow an authenticated user to enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Impact#

CAPEC-38 Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths

Weaknesses#

CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

References#

https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-08-08Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-10-04Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-08-08
Last modified: 2024-10-04

Vendor information

Vendor: Zoom Video Communications
Product: Zoom Desktop Client for Windows

All Zoom Video Communications vulnerabilities

Score

7.3 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 25.1.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
before 5.14.5
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.3 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	High
Availability	Low

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).