PT-2020-12631 · Zoom · Zoom Client For Meetings

Patrick Wardle · Published 2020-04-01 · Updated 2022-07-12 · CVE-2020-11469

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Zoom Client for Meetings versions 4.6.8 and earlier

Description The issue allows a local process to obtain root access by replacing runwithroot after it is copied to a user-writable temporary directory during installation. This can be exploited by a local process with the user's privileges.

Recommendations For Zoom Client for Meetings versions 4.6.8 and earlier, consider updating to a version that contains a fix for this issue, as the current version allows for potential privilege escalation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Files Accessible to External Parties

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-552

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-11469

Affected Products

Zoom Client For Meetings

References · 5

• 🔥 https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x56.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11469 · Security Note
• https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/01/a-message-to-our-users · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-11469 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2354 · Telegram Post