Debugging port misconfiguration in Zoom Apps in the Zoom Client for Meetings for macOS
Priority LOW 36CWE-16Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Zoom Client for Meetings for macOS (Standard and for IT Admin) starting with 5.10.6 and prior to 5.12.0 contains a debugging port misconfiguration. When camera mode rendering context is enabled as part of the Zoom App Layers API by running certain Zoom Apps, a local debugging port is opened by the Zoom client. A local malicious user could use this debugging port to connect to and control the Zoom Apps running in the Zoom client.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.003 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS (Zoom Video Communications Inc): 5.12.0
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 MacOS | next of 5.10.6 and later; before 5.12.0 | 5.12.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS VendorZoom Video Communications, Inc. Affected next of 5.10.6 and later; before 5.12.0 Fixed in 5.12.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | 5.10.6 to before 5.12.0 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 5.10.6 to before 5.12.0 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS (Zoom Video Communications Inc) Fixed in 5.12.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-28762
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x9jw-v3xm-j473
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-2022-28762 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-28762 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x9jw-v3xm-j473 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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