Update package downgrade in Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-494.
Summary
The Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows before version 5.10.0 and Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows before version 5.10.0, fails to properly check the installation version during the update process. This issue could be used in a more sophisticated attack to trick a user into downgrading their Zoom client to a less secure version.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoom Video Communications, Inc. | Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows | before 5.10.0 | 5.10.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Zoom Video Communications, Inc. | Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows | before 5.10.0 | 5.10.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows VendorZoom Video Communications, Inc. Affected before 5.10.0 Fixed in 5.10.0 Patch available CNA
- Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows VendorZoom Video Communications, Inc. Affected before 5.10.0 Fixed in 5.10.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before 5.10.0 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before 5.10.0 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 5.10.0 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 5.10.0 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows (Zoom Video Communications Inc) Fixed in 5.10.0
- Fix · CNA Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows (Zoom Video Communications Inc) Fixed in 5.10.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows 5.10.0
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-07034 Improperly constrained session cookies in Zoom Client for MeetingsPriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2022-07033 Improper XML Parsing in Zoom Client for MeetingsPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2022-07036 Insufficient hostname validation during Clusterswitch message in Zoom Client for MeetingsPriority LOW 39
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22786
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-678v-qchw-37jr
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-2022-07033 Improper XML Parsing in Zoom Client for Meetings CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-09545 airhost.exe in Zoom Client for Meetings 4.6.11 uses 3423423432325249 as the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-22786 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-22786 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-678v-qchw-37jr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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