CVE-2022-28756 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2022-08-15

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Zoom Video Communications Inc

Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`next of 5.7.3`	affected	< unspecified
`unspecified`	affected	< 5.11.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-33195	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00082.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Zoom Meetings

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Zoom

Published: 2022-08-15T22:11:03.586Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:15:56.201Z

Reserved: 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-28756

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-08-15T23:15:07.763

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:57:52.380

Link: CVE-2022-28756

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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