CVE-2025-49459 Zoom Workplace for Windows on ARM - Missing Authorization
An authenticated local user can escalate privileges due to missing authorization in the Zoom Workplace installer for Windows on ARM.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-49459?
CVE-2025-49459 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Zoom Workplace for Windows on ARM, published on 9 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing authorization in the installer for Zoom Workplace for Windows on ARM before version 6.5.0 may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49459?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49459?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49459 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-49459 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49459 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5wfj-xw4h-6qpc.