Zoom macOS Installer Untrusted Search Path (6.0) Privileged Escalation
CVE-2024-42439 Published on August 14, 2024

Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS and Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS - Untrusted Search Path
Untrusted search path in the installer for Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS and Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS before 6.1.0 may allow a privileged user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-42439 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is an Untrusted Path Vulnerability?

The application searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the application's direct control.

CVE-2024-42439 has been classified to as an Untrusted Path vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-42439

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Affected Versions

Zoom Communications Inc. Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS and Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS: zoom workplace_desktop:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.10%
Percentile
28.08%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.