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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.8 High

CVE-2021-34409

Zoom Client Installer Local Privilege Escalation

Description

It was discovered that the installation packages of the Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS (Standard and for IT Admin) installation before version 5.2.0, Zoom Client Plugin for Sharing iPhone/iPad before version 5.2.0, and Zoom Rooms for Conference before version 5.1.0, copy pre- and post- installation shell scripts to a user-writable directory. In the affected products listed below, a malicious actor with local access to a user's machine could use this flaw to potentially run arbitrary system commands in a higher privileged context during the installation process.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS (Standard and for IT Admin)

  • unspecified to < 5.2.0affected

Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom Client Plugin for Sharing iPhone/iPad

  • unspecified to < 5.2.0affected

Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom Rooms for Conference

  • unspecified to < 5.1.0affected

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