Improper privilege management in Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows
Priority LOW 33CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
During the installation process forZoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows before version 5.3.0 it is possible to launch Internet Explorer with elevated privileges. If the installer was launched with elevated privileges such as by SCCM this can result in a local privilege escalation.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00204 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows: 5.3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows | before 5.3.0 | 5.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows Vendor— Affected before 5.3.0 Fixed in 5.3.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before 5.3.0 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 5.3.0 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows Fixed in 5.3.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-34411
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qg8r-2qrx-rmcv
References
More Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Rooms vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-16222 Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for Windows, and Zoom Meeting SDK for… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-31505 Zoom Clients for Windows - Untrusted Search Path CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2022-07035 Update package downgrade in Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-30470 Zoom Apps - Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-17145 Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Rooms for Windows Installers CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-20275 Zoom Apps - Heap-based Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-34411 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-34411 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qg8r-2qrx-rmcv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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