Local Privilege Escalation in Auto Updater for Zoom Client for Meetings for macOS
Priority LOW 37CWE-347Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-347.
Summary
The Zoom Client for Meetings for macOS (Standard and for IT Admin) starting with version 5.7.3 and before 5.11.5 contains a vulnerability in the auto update process. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges to root.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00177 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS (Zoom Video Communications Inc): 5.11.5
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 | next of 5.7.3 and later; before 5.11.5 | 5.11.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS VendorZoom Video Communications, Inc. Affected next of 5.7.3 and later; before 5.11.5 Fixed in 5.11.5 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | 5.7.3 to before 5.11.5 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 5.7.3 to before 5.11.5 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS (Zoom Video Communications Inc) Fixed in 5.11.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-28756
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2qxw-2g52-622j
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-2022-28756 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-28756 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2qxw-2g52-622j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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