CVE-2022-28768

moderate-risk
Published 2022-11-17

The Zoom Client for Meetings Installer for macOS (Standard and for IT Admin) before version 5.12.6 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability during the install process to escalate their privileges to root.

Do I need to act?

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0.03% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Zoom

References (2)

Vendor Advisory https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/
Vendor Advisory https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 27/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal