Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Rooms for macOS Clients
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Zoom Rooms for macOS clients before version 5.11.3 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges to root.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0044 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Zoom Rooms for macOS (Zoom Video Communications Inc): 5.11.3
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 Rooms for macOS | before 5.11.3 | 5.11.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Zoom Rooms for macOS VendorZoom Video Communications, Inc. Affected before 5.11.3 Fixed in 5.11.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | before 5.11.3 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions before 5.11.3 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Zoom Rooms for macOS (Zoom Video Communications Inc) Fixed in 5.11.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Zoom Rooms for macOS 5.11.3
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-17142 Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Rooms for macOS ClientsPriority LOW 39
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-36926
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5373-329c-6g28
References
More Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Rooms vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-16222 Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for Windows, and Zoom Meeting SDK for… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-31505 Zoom Clients for Windows - Untrusted Search Path CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2022-07035 Update package downgrade in Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-30470 Zoom Apps - Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-17145 Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Rooms for Windows Installers CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-20275 Zoom Apps - Heap-based Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-36926 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-36926 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5373-329c-6g28 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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