Update package downgrade in Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS
Priority LOW 33CWE-354Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS (Standard and for IT Admin) prior to version 5.9.6 failed to properly check the package version during the update process. This could lead to a malicious actor updating an unsuspecting user’s currently installed version to a less secure version.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00427 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS (Standard and for IT Admin) (Zoom Video Communications Inc): 5.9.6
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 MacOS (Standard and for IT Admin) | before 5.9.6 | 5.9.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS (Standard and for IT Admin) VendorZoom Video Communications, Inc. Affected before 5.9.6 Fixed in 5.9.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | before 5.9.6 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions before 5.9.6 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS (Standard and for IT Admin) (Zoom Video Communications Inc) Fixed in 5.9.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22781
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-63g9-53gw-gh45
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-2022-22781 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-22781 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-63g9-53gw-gh45 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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