CVE-2023-43590 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Link following in Zoom Rooms for macOS before version 5.16.0 may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.

Published: 2023-11-14

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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 Rooms for macOS

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before 5.16.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-47996	Link following in Zoom Rooms for macOS before version 5.16.0 may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0022.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Zoom Rooms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Zoom

Published: 2023-11-14T23:15:12.437Z

Updated: 2024-08-29T17:23:41.033Z

Reserved: 2023-09-19T22:05:40.666Z

Link: CVE-2023-43590

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:44:43.776Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-15T00:15:09.050

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:26:03.200

Link: CVE-2023-43590

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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