Improper privilege management in Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows
Priority LOW 34CWE-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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
During the installation process for all versions of the Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows before 5.4.0, it is possible to launch Internet Explorer. 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 0.00433 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows | All versions of Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows before 5.4.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows Vendor— Affected All versions of Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows before 5.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before 5.4.0 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 5.4.0 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-34412
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hv75-x87g-889h
References
More Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Meetings vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-13217 Improper certificate validation in Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-13457 Buffer overflow in Zoom client and other products CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-11393 Improper URL parsing in Zoom Clients CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2022-07034 Improperly constrained session cookies in Zoom Client for Meetings CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-07035 Update package downgrade in Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-07033 Improper XML Parsing in Zoom Client for Meetings CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2021-34412 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-34412 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hv75-x87g-889h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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