High severity · published Jan 9, 2023
CVE-2022-36926
Zoom Rooms for macOS clients before version 5.11.3 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Zoom Rooms for macOS clients before version 5.11.3 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges to root.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RO
Rooms · Zoom
before 5.11.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36926
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36926
Vendor Advisory
https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/
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