Zoom Windows installation executable signature bypass
Priority LOW 33CWE-347Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-347.
Summary
The Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows installer before version 5.5.4 does not properly verify the signature of files with .msi, .ps1, and .bat extensions. This could lead to a malicious actor installing malicious software on a customer’s computer.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00407 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows (Zoom Video Communications Inc): 5.5.4
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 Video Communications, Inc. | Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows | before 5.5.4 | 5.5.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows VendorZoom Video Communications, Inc. Affected before 5.5.4 Fixed in 5.5.4 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:zoom_client_for_meetings:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before 5.4.4 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:zoom_client_for_meetings:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 5.4.4 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows (Zoom Video Communications Inc) Fixed in 5.5.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-34420
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xcgw-94hj-93r7
References
More Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Zoom Client For Meetings vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-13453 HTML injection in Zoom Linux client CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2021-34420 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-34420 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xcgw-94hj-93r7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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