High severity · published Nov 17, 2022
CVE-2022-28768
The Zoom Client for Meetings Installer for macOS (Standard and for IT Admin) before version 5.12.6 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Zoom Client for Meetings Installer for macOS (Standard and for IT Admin) before version 5.12.6 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability during the install process to escalate their privileges to root.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ME
Meetings · Zoom
before 5.12.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28768
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28768
Vendor Advisory
https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/
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