CVE-2022-28756 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2022-28756

Local Privilege Escalation in Auto Updater for Zoom Client for Meetings for macOS

Vulnerability Description

The Zoom Client for Meetings for macOS (Standard and for IT Admin) starting with version 5.7.3 and before 5.11.5 contains a vulnerability in the auto update process. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges to root.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Patrick Wardle of Objective-See

References

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Affected Vendor

Zoom Video Communications Inc

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Affected Software

Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS
Vulnerable Versions:
next of 5.7.3, unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: August 15th, 2022
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-347

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1553 Subvert Trust Controls
Defense Evasion
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1550 Use Alternate Authentication Material
Defense Evasion
T1565 Data Manipulation
Impact