# CVE-2026-53411: Zoom Workplace VDI Plugin for Windows - Improper Input Validation

> A local authenticated user can escalate privileges via a race condition in the Zoom Workplace VDI Plugin installation process.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-58pc-566f-r6jx

## What is CVE-2026-53411?

CVE-2026-53411 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoom Workplace Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, published on 16 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the installation and uninstallation process of certain Zoom Clients for Windows could allow an authenticated local user to escalate privileges.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-53411?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zoom Workplace Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-53411?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-53411 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-53411 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-53411 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Zoom Workplace Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

- [CVE-2026-30905](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-30905/): Path traversal in Zoom Workplace VDI Plugin (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-64740](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-64740/): Zoom Workplace VDI Client for Windows - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-27244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27244/): Zoom Workplace VDI App for Windows - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2025-30662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-30662/): Zoom Workplace VDI Plugin macOS Universal Installer - Symlink Following (medium 6.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-53411 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-53411 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoom Workplace Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, published on 16 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-53411 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Zoom Workplace Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. 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-2026-53411/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53411/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53411
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53411
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-53411

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53411/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.