cve-2023-36540
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-08-08 17:05
Modified
2024-10-04 17:30
Severity ?
7.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
Summary
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.
References
security@zoom.ushttps://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Zoom Desktop Client for Windows Version: before 5.14.5
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