CVE-2023-28596 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Zoom Client for IT Admin macOS 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 privileges to root.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00103.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Zoom	Meetings

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-32266	Zoom Client for IT Admin macOS 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 privileges to root.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/

History

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Zoom

Published: 2023-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-19T15:29:58.261Z

Reserved: 2023-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-28596

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T13:43:22.832Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-27T21:15:12.203

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:55:38.100

Link: CVE-2023-28596

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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