Buffer overflow in Zoom Phone feature of Zoom Workplace Clients
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A buffer overflow in a Zoom Phone feature of Zoom Workplace Clients lets an unauthenticated attacker on the network gain elevated privileges. The flaw is a buffer copy without a size check (CWE-120). Exploitation requires user interaction and a high-complexity condition, and the impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is high.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27
Description from the CNA
Buffer overflow in a Zoom Phone feature of Zoom Workplace Clients may allow an unauthenticated user to conduct a escalation of privilege via network access.
Why it matters now
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 | before 7.2.0 | 7.2.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Zoom Workplace VendorZoom Video Communications, Inc. Affected before 7.2.0 Fixed in 7.2.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Zoom Workplace versions before 7.2.0 are affected, and the fix is available in 7.2.0.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27
- Fix · CNA Zoom Workplace (Zoom Communications) Fixed in 7.2.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53420
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-v64v-vg73-53qc
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Zoom Video Communications, Inc. vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-18340 Zoom Node Deployments - Command Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2017-11048 The ZoomLauncher binary in the Zoom client for Linux before 2.0.115900.1201 does not… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-11047 Stack-based buffer overflow in the ZoomLauncher binary in the Zoom client for Linux… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-04976 Path traversal in Zoom CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-38498 Zoom Workplace VDI Plugin for Windows - Improper Input Validation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-13217 Improper certificate validation in Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-53420 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-53420 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v64v-vg73-53qc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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