Zoom Client for IT Admin Windows <5.13.5 LPE via Installer
CVE-2023-22883 Published on March 16, 2023
Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom for Windows Installers
Zoom Client for IT Admin Windows installers before version 5.13.5 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability in an attack chain during the installation process to escalate their privileges to the SYSTEM user.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-22883 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a TOCTTOU Vulnerability?
The software checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the software to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. This weakness can be security-relevant when an attacker can influence the state of the resource between check and use. This can happen with shared resources such as files, memory, or even variables in multithreaded programs.
CVE-2023-22883 has been classified to as a TOCTTOU vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-22883
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Affected Versions
Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom Client for Meetings for IT Admin Windows installers:- Version unspecified and below 5.13.5 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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