CVE-2023-36541 Privilege escalation in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows
An authenticated user can escalate privileges via network access due to insufficient data authenticity verification in the Zoom Windows client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-36541?
CVE-2023-36541 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoom Zoom, published on 8 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows before 5.14.5 may allow an authenticated user to enable an escalation of privilege via network access.
Weakness: CWE-345
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36541?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zoom Zoom.
How do I fix CVE-2023-36541?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36541 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-36541 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36541 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Zoom Zoom
Sources
Also known as CVE-2023-34113, GHSA-8w6g-5xq3-hvc5.