Zoom Clients for Windows - Improper Privilege Management
Priority LOW 35CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- 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-269.
Summary
Improper Privilege Management in certain Zoom Clients for Windows 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 0.0013 2nd 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 | see references | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Zoom Workplace 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 6.6.0 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before 6.6.0 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_virtual_desktop_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | 6.4.0 to before 6.4.15; 6.5.0 to before 6.5.13; 6.6.0 to before 6.6.10 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 6.6.0 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 6.6.0 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_virtual_desktop_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions 6.4.0 to before 6.4.15; 6.5.0 to before 6.5.13; 6.6.0 to before 6.6.10 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-30902
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r97h-c3xg-fw4v
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-2026-30902 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-30902 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r97h-c3xg-fw4v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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