Zoom Workplace VDI Plugin for Windows - Improper Input Validation
Priority LOW 35CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the installation and uninstallation process of certain Zoom Clients for Windows could allow an authenticated local user to escalate privileges.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0014 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Zoom Workplace VDI Plugin (Zoom Communications): 6.6.14
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 VDI Plugin | before 6.6.14 | 6.6.14 | Patch available | CNA |
- Zoom Workplace VDI Plugin VendorZoom Video Communications, Inc. Affected before 6.6.14 Fixed in 6.6.14 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_virtual_desktop_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before 6.6.14 | Vulnerable | Zoom Video Communications, Inc. |
- cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_virtual_desktop_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 6.6.14 Vulnerable ·Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Zoom Workplace VDI Plugin (Zoom Communications) Fixed in 6.6.14
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53411
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-58pc-566f-r6jx
References
More Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Workplace Virtual Desktop Infrastructure vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-38498 Zoom Workplace VDI Plugin for Windows - Improper Input Validation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-31505 Zoom Clients for Windows - Untrusted Search Path CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-23731 External Control of File Name or Path in the Mail feature of Zoom Workplace for Windows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-30470 Zoom Apps - Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-20275 Zoom Apps - Heap-based Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-20274 Zoom Apps - Buffer Underflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-53411 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-53411 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-58pc-566f-r6jx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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