CVE-2024-45418 Zoom Apps for macOS - Symbolic Link Following
An authenticated user can escalate privileges via symlink following in the Zoom Apps for macOS installer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-45418?
CVE-2024-45418 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit, published on 25 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Symlink following in the installer for some Zoom apps for macOS before version 6.1.5 may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45418?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Video Software Development Kit, Zoom Workplace Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45418?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45418 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-2024-45418 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45418 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-xjc3-vjh6-m283.