Privilege escalation in Zoom Workplace Desktop App and Zoom Rooms Client for macOS

Published: 2024-08-13

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-42441 CVE-2024-42442
CWE-ID	CWE-269
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS Client/Desktop applications / Office applications 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) Improper privilege management

EUVDB-ID: #VU95822

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42441

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS: 5.0.0 23186.0427 - 6.1.1 36333

Zoom Rooms Client for macOS: 5.0.0 2236.0426 - 6.1.2 6877

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/ZSB-24034/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

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.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Improper privilege management

EUVDB-ID: #VU95823