Improper certificate validation in Zoom Clients for Windows
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
Improper certificate validation in certain Zoom Clients for Windows lets an unauthenticated attacker with network access view information they should not see. The flaw is a failure to properly validate certificates (CWE-295), so connections may be trusted without a correct check. Exploitation requires high attack complexity, and the attacker can read and modify data.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27
Description from the CNA
Improper certificate validation in certain Zoom Clients for Windows may allow an unauthenticated user to conduct an information disclosure via network access.
Why it matters now
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 Clients | see references | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Zoom Clients VendorZoom Video Communications, Inc. Affected see references Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Zoom Clients for Windows. Check the Zoom security bulletin referenced by the advisory for affected version details and updates.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-27
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108184
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-hqpx-mx62-25m9
- 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-16 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-2026-108184 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-108184 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hqpx-mx62-25m9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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