Zoom Apps for Windows - Improper Input Validation
Priority LOW 35CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Improper input validation in the installer for some Zoom Apps for Windows may allow an authenticated user to conduct a privilege escalation via local access.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00174 6th 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
- 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 Apps for Windows | See references | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Zoom Apps for Windows VendorZoom Video Communications, Inc. Affected See references Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before 6.0.0 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before 6.0.0 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_virtual_desktop_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before 5.17.13 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_virtual_desktop_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 5.17.13 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-27240
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q37j-wrch-f33f
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-2024-27240 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-27240 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q37j-wrch-f33f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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