CVE-2023-28596 Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom for macOS Installers
A local low-privileged user can escalate privileges to root during the installation process of Zoom for IT Admin on macOS.
- 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-2023-28596?
CVE-2023-28596 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoom Client for Meetings for IT Admin macOS installers, published on 27 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Zoom Client for IT Admin macOS installers before version 5.13.5 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability in an attack chain during the installation process to escalate their privileges to privileges to root.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28596?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zoom Meetings.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28596?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-28596 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28596 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Zoom Client for Meetings for IT Admin macOS installers
- CVE-2021-33907 Code injection in Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows
- CVE-2022-28768 Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Client Installer for macOS
- CVE-2022-28763 Improper URL parsing in Zoom Clients
- CVE-2022-28757 Local Privilege Escalation in Auto Updater for Zoom Client for Meetings for macOS
- CVE-2022-28751 Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4hfv-g3hm-82x2.