Arbitrary file corruption in Zoom apps and SDKs for macOS

1) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU105765

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0146

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application, resulting in a denial of service.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS: 4.6.9 19273.0402 - 6.2.6 41824

Zoom Rooms Client for macOS: 4.6.5 2040.0406 - 6.2.5

Zoom Rooms Controller for macOS: 6.1.0 - 6.2.5

Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS: 5.9.0 - 6.2.5

Zoom Video SDK for macOS: 1.2.0 - 6.2.5

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:zoom_video_communications:zoom_client_for_macos:4.6.9:19273.0402:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zoom_video_communications:zoom_client_for_macos:4.6.11:20561.0413:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zoom_video_communications:zoom_client_for_macos:4.6.12:20615.0421:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zoom_video_communications:zoom_rooms_for_macos:4.6.5:2040.0406:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zoom_video_communications:zoom_rooms_for_macos:4.6.6:2052.0409:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zoom_video_communications:zoom_rooms_for_macos:5.0.0:2236.0426:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zoom_video_communications:zoom_rooms_controller_for_macos:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zoom_video_communications:zoom_rooms_controller_for_macos:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zoom_video_communications:zoom_rooms_controller_for_macos:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zoom_video_communications:zoom_meeting_sdk_for_macos:5.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:zoom_video_communications:zoom_video_sdk_for_macos:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-25005/

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.