title: Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS
description: The Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS (Standard and for IT Admin) before version 5.11.3 contains a vulnerability in the package signature validation during the update process. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges to root.
problem types: CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
affected:
{
product: Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS
vendor: Zoom Video Communications Inc
versions:
lessThan: 5.11.3, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 8.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]