CVE-2024-39820 Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in Zoom Workplace for macOS via an uncontrolled search path element in the installer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-39820?
CVE-2024-39820 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Zoom Workplace Desktop, published on 15 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Uncontrolled search path element in the installer for Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS before version 6.0.10 may allow an authenticated user to conduct a denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39820?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zoom Workplace Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2024-39820?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39820 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-2024-39820 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39820 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Zoom Workplace Desktop
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xpq2-j352-wchr.