High severity · published Aug 8, 2023
CVE-2023-36540
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
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
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)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ZO
Zoom · Zoom
before 5.14.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36540
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36540
Vendor Advisory
https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/
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