Cross-site scripting in Zoom Desktop Client for Linux
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Improper input validation in Zoom Desktop Client for Linux before version 5.15.10 may allow an unauthenticated user to conduct a denial of service via network access.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00636 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 Desktop Client for Linux | before version 5.15.10 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Zoom Desktop Client for Linux VendorZoom Video Communications, Inc. Affected before version 5.15.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:zoom:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* | before 5.15.10 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:zoom:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions before 5.15.10 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-39208
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2wv3-fgjg-gj5w
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Zoom vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-11048 The ZoomLauncher binary in the Zoom client for Linux before 2.0.115900.1201 does not… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-11047 Stack-based buffer overflow in the ZoomLauncher binary in the Zoom client for Linux… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-04976 Path traversal in Zoom CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11203 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Zoom CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-16222 Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for Windows, and Zoom Meeting SDK for… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-20371 Injection in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows and Zoom VDI Client CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-39208 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-39208 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2wv3-fgjg-gj5w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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