CVE-2022-28768

Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Client Installer for macOS

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El instalador de Zoom Client for Meetings para macOS (estándar y para administrador de TI) anterior a la versión 5.12.6 contiene una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios local. Un usuario local con pocos privilegios podría aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad durante el proceso de instalación para escalar sus privilegios a root.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-04-06 CVE Reserved
2022-11-17 CVE Published
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-689: Permission Race Condition During Resource Copy

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin	2022-11-22

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Zoom Search vendor "Zoom"		Meetings Search vendor "Zoom" for product "Meetings"				< 5.12.6 Search vendor "Zoom" for product "Meetings" and version " < 5.12.6"		macos		Affected