# CVE-2023-49647: Zoom Desktop Client for Windows - Improper Access Control

> An authenticated local user can escalate privileges in the Zoom Desktop Client for Windows due to improper access control.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5h3m-5ghj-mxmp

## What is CVE-2023-49647?

CVE-2023-49647 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit, published on 12 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper access control in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for Windows, and Zoom SDKs for Windows before version 5.16.10 may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.

Weakness: CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49647?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit, Zoom Video Software Development Kit, Zoom Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Zoom Zoom.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-49647?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49647 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49647 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49647 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit

- [CVE-2025-49457](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49457/): Zoom Clients for Windows - Untrusted Search Path (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2024-24691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24691/): Privilege escalation in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for Windows, and Zoom Meeting SDK for Windows (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2025-30663](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-30663/): Zoom Workplace Apps - Time-of-check Time-of-use (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-0147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0147/): Zoom Workplace App for Linux - Type Confusion (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-0151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0151/): Zoom Apps - Use After Free (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49647 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49647 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit, published on 12 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49647 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49647/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49647/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49647
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49647
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49647

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49647/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.