Untrusted search path in Zoom Rooms for Windows
Priority LOW 36CWE-426Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
Improper access control in Zoom Rooms for Windows before version 5.15.0 may allow an authenticated user to enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00194 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Zoom Rooms for Windows (Zoom Video Communications, Inc.): 5.15.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 Windows | before 5.15.0 | 5.15.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Zoom Rooms for Windows VendorZoom Video Communications, Inc. Affected before 5.15.0 Fixed in 5.15.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before 5.15.0 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 5.15.0 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Zoom Rooms for Windows (Zoom Video Communications, Inc.) Fixed in 5.15.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-36538
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4w2g-c9v6-pgv7
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-2023-36538 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-36538 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4w2g-c9v6-pgv7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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