Zoom Desktop Client for Windows - Improper Privilege Management
Priority LOW 33CWE-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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-347.
Summary
Improper privilege management in the installer for Zoom Desktop Client for Windows before version 5.17.10 may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00154 4th 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
- 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 Desktop Client for Windows | before version 5.17.10 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Zoom Desktop Client for Windows VendorZoom Video Communications, Inc. Affected before version 5.17.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:zoom:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before 5.7.10 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:zoom:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 5.7.10 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-24694
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rr32-xpf4-hwj6
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-2024-24694 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-24694 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rr32-xpf4-hwj6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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