CVE-2023-36541

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Published Aug 8, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows before 5.14.5 may allow an authenticated user to enable an escalation of privilege via network access.

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

Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

Zoom Desktop Client for Windows

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before 5.14.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zoom:zoom:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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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-2023-40490	Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows before 5.14.5 may allow an authenticated user to enable an escalation of privilege via network access.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.528% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/

History

Oct 11, 2024 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Zoom Zoom

Weaknesses

CWE-345

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 10, 2024, 4:24 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Zoom
Published: Aug 8, 2023, 5:27 PM
Updated: Oct 10, 2024, 4:24 PM
Reserved: Jun 22, 2023, 6:04 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:52 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:52 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 8, 2023, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:06 AM

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