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Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS < 5.2.0 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Privilege escalation

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

User-writable pre and post-install scripts unpacked during the installation allow for privilege escalation to root.

Affected Software

Affected Software

All versions of the Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS before 5.2.0.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Update to version 5.2.0 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)