title: Local privilege escalation in Windows Zoom Clients
description: The Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows prior to version 5.9.7, Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows prior to version 5.10.0, Zoom Plugins for Microsoft Outlook for Windows prior to version 5.10.3, and Zoom VDI Windows Meeting Clients prior to version 5.9.6; was susceptible to a local privilege escalation issue during the installer repair operation. A malicious actor could utilize this to potentially delete system level files or folders, causing integrity or availability issues on the user’s host machine.
problem types: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
affected:
{
product: Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows
vendor: Zoom Video Communications Inc
versions:
lessThan: 5.9.7, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows
vendor: Zoom Video Communications Inc
versions:
lessThan: 5.10.0, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Zoom Plugins for Microsoft Outlook for Windows
vendor: Zoom Video Communications Inc
versions:
lessThan: 5.10.3, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Zoom VDI Windows Meeting Clients
vendor: Zoom Video Communications Inc
versions:
lessThan: 5.9.6, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.9
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]