CVE-2024-42439 Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS and Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS - Untrusted Search Path
A privileged local user can escalate privileges via an untrusted search path in the Zoom Workplace macOS installer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-42439?
CVE-2024-42439 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit, published on 14 Aug 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
Untrusted search path in the installer for Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS and Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS before 6.1.0 may allow a privileged user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42439?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit, Zoom Workplace Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42439?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42439 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-42439 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42439 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit
- CVE-2025-49457 Zoom Clients for Windows - Untrusted Search Path
- CVE-2024-24691 Privilege escalation in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for Windows, and Zoom Meeting SDK for Windows
- CVE-2025-30663 Zoom Workplace Apps - Time-of-check Time-of-use
- CVE-2025-0147 Zoom Workplace App for Linux - Type Confusion
- CVE-2023-49647 Zoom Desktop Client for Windows - Improper Access Control
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9jpm-269x-j69q.