Zoom macOS App Pre-6.1.5 Symlink Following in Installer Causing Priv Escalation
CVE-2024-45418 Published on February 25, 2025
Zoom Apps for macOS - Symbolic Link Following
Symlink following in the installer for some Zoom apps for macOS before version 6.1.5 may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-45418 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Symlink following Vulnerability?
The software, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the software to operate on unauthorized files. A software system that allows UNIX symbolic links (symlink) as part of paths whether in internal code or through user input can allow an attacker to spoof the symbolic link and traverse the file system to unintended locations or access arbitrary files. The symbolic link can permit an attacker to read/write/corrupt a file that they originally did not have permissions to access.
CVE-2024-45418 has been classified to as a Symlink following vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-45418
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Affected Versions
Zoom Communications, Inc Zoom Apps for macOS:- Before 6.1.5 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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