CVE-2022-36924 Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Rooms Installer for Windows

High 8.8 Published Updated

A local low-privileged user can escalate privileges to SYSTEM during the Zoom Rooms Installer installation process on Windows.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-36924?

CVE-2022-36924 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoom Rooms, published on 17 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Zoom Rooms Installer for Windows prior to 5.12.6 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability during the install process to escalate their privileges to the SYSTEM user.

Weakness: CWE-427

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36924?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zoom Rooms.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36924?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36924 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-36924 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36924 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Zoom Rooms vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6gg5-3jf9-j6cx.

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