TI-2020-09205 Aliases CVE-2020-11470 GHSA-fwhj-68xr-qf9r

Zoom Client for Meetings through 4.6.8 on macOS has the disable-library-validation…

LOW 16CWE-345Published 2020-04-01 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-345.

Summary

Zoom Client for Meetings through 4.6.8 on macOS has the disable-library-validation entitlement, which allows a local process (with the user's privileges) to obtain unprompted microphone and camera access by loading a crafted library and thereby inheriting Zoom Client's microphone and camera access.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00306 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings::::::mac_os::*	up to 4.6.8	Vulnerable	Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os:*:* Versions up to 4.6.8 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-11470
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwhj-68xr-qf9r

References

Exploit 1

https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x56.html

Advisory 1

https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/01/a-message-to-our-users/

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TI-2022-07034 Improperly constrained session cookies in Zoom Client for Meetings CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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TI-2022-07033 Improper XML Parsing in Zoom Client for Meetings CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1

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Sources

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