Two privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Zoom Rooms for macOS clients

Published: 2023-01-06

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-36926 CVE-2022-36927
CWE-ID	CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Zoom Rooms Client for macOS Client/Desktop applications / Office applications
Vendor	Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU70786

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36926

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A local user can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Zoom Rooms Client for macOS: 5.0.0 2236.0426 - 5.11.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/#ZSB-22032

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU70787