CVE-2020-11469

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Published Apr 1, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Zoom Client for Meetings through 4.6.8 on macOS copies runwithroot to a user-writable temporary directory during installation, which allows a local process (with the user's privileges) to obtain root access by replacing runwithroot.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-3823	Zoom Client for Meetings through 4.6.8 on macOS copies runwithroot to a user-writable temporary directory during installation, which allows a local process (with the user's privileges) to obtain root access by replacing runwithroot.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.418% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/01/a-message-to-our-users/
https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x56.html

History

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Subscriptions

Zoom Meetings

Weaknesses

CWE-552

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:28 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 1, 2020, 10:01 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 11:28 AM
Reserved: Apr 1, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:50 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 1, 2020, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:50 AM

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