CVE-2023-43590 Path traversal in Zoom Rooms for macOS
An authenticated local user can escalate privileges via link following in Zoom Rooms for 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-2023-43590?
CVE-2023-43590 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Zoom Rooms, published on 14 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Link following in Zoom Rooms for macOS before version 5.16.0 may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43590?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zoom Rooms.
How do I fix CVE-2023-43590?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-43590 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-43590 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43590 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Zoom Rooms
- CVE-2023-39211 Information disclosure in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows and Zoom Rooms for Windows
- CVE-2022-36926 Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Rooms for macOS Clients
- CVE-2022-36927 Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Rooms for macOS Clients
- CVE-2022-36930 Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Rooms for Windows Installers
- CVE-2022-36924 Local Privilege Escalation in Zoom Rooms Installer for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2rhm-fq9f-r29w.