SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2024-42439

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.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.18%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.18%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.18% probability · 7th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-426
Affected
zoom/meeting software development kit · zoom/workplace desktop
Source
security@zoom.us

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.