Zoom Apps for macOS - Symbolic Link Following
Priority LOW 39CWE-61Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Symlink following in the installer for some Zoom apps for macOS before version 6.1.5 may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00476 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Zoom Apps for macOS (Zoom Communications, Inc): 6.1.5
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 Apps for macOS | before 6.1.5 | 6.1.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Zoom Apps for macOS VendorZoom Video Communications, Inc. Affected before 6.1.5 Fixed in 6.1.5 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meeting_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | before 6.1.5 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | before 6.1.5 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:video_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | before 6.1.5 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | before 6.1.5 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meeting_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions before 6.1.5 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions before 6.1.5 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:video_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions before 6.1.5 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions before 6.1.5 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Zoom Apps for macOS (Zoom Communications, Inc) Fixed in 6.1.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Zoom Apps for macOS 6.1.5
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-30466 Zoom Apps for macOS - Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionPriority LOW 28
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-45418
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xjc3-vjh6-m283
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-2024-45418 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-45418 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xjc3-vjh6-m283 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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