{"id":"CVE-2021-34412","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-34412","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:19:07.936Z","title":"If the installer was launched with elevated privileges such as by SCCM this can result in a local privilege escalation.","description":"During the installation process for all versions of the Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows before 5.4.0, it is possible to launch Internet Explorer. If the installer was launched with elevated privileges such as by SCCM this can result in a local privilege escalation.","published":"2021-09-27T14:15:08.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:55:49.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@zoom.us","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-269"],"affected":["zoom/meetings"],"epss":{"score":0.00433,"percentile":0.37325,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@zoom.us"},{"url":"https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34412","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}