CVE-2023-43591 Privilege escalation in Zoom Rooms for macOS

High 7.8 Published Updated

An authenticated local user can escalate privileges in Zoom Rooms for macOS due to improper privilege management.

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-2023-43591?

CVE-2023-43591 is a high-severity 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

Improper privilege management 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-280

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43591?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zoom Rooms.

How do I fix CVE-2023-43591?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-43591 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-43591 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43591 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Zoom Rooms vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wc73-qprf-6fv8.

Is CVE-2023-43591 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free