Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS and Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS - Untrusted Search Path
Priority LOW 30CWE-426Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
Untrusted search path in the installer for Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS and Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS before 6.1.0 may allow a privileged user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00178 7th 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 Workplace Desktop App for macOS and Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS | before version 6.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS and Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS VendorZoom Video Communications, Inc. Affected before version 6.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meeting_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | before 6.1.0 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | before 6.1.0 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meeting_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions before 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions before 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-42439
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9jpm-269x-j69q
References
More Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Meeting Software Development Kit 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-2025-00112 Zoom Workplace App for Linux - Type Confusion CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-40081 Zoom Workplace for Android - Improper Authorization Handling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-38730 Zoom Workplace Clients - Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-23333 Untrusted search path in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for Windows and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-42439 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-42439 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9jpm-269x-j69q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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