# CVE-2024-24698: Zoom Clients - Improper Authentication

> A privileged user with local access can disclose information due to improper authentication in Zoom clients.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 27 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-897p-22v6-2j5g

## What is CVE-2024-24698?

CVE-2024-24698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit, published on 13 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper authentication in some Zoom clients may allow a privileged user to conduct a disclosure of information via local access.

Weakness: CWE-449 (The UI Performs the Wrong Action)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24698?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Vdi Windows Meeting Clients, Zoom Zoom.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-24698?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-24698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24698 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-2023-49647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49647/): Zoom Desktop Client for Windows - Improper Access Control (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-24698 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-24698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit, published on 13 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24698 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-2024-24698/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24698/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24698
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24698
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-24698

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24698/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.