CVE-2023-34119
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedInsecure temporary file in the installer for Zoom Rooms for Windows before version 5.15.0 may allow an authenticated user to enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Zoom Rooms Windows installer before version 5.15.0 creates insecure temporary files that can be exploited by an authenticated local user to achieve privilege escalation. This is a local-only attack requiring the attacker to have valid credentials on the target system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 5.15.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Zoom Rooms for Windows is installedOpen Control Panel > Programs and Features, or use PowerShell: Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object {$_.Name -like '*Zoom Rooms*'}Affected if Zoom Rooms for Windows does not appear in installed programs
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Determine installed Zoom Rooms versionRight-click the Zoom Rooms shortcut and select Properties, or check the version in the application's About/Help section, or use PowerShell: Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product | Where-Object {$_.Name -like '*Zoom Rooms*'} | Select-Object Name, VersionAffected if The version cannot be determined or is not visible
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Compare version against vulnerable rangeReview the version number obtained from the previous step. The affected range is any version prior to 5.15.0 (for example: 5.14.x, 5.13.x, 5.12.x, etc.)Affected if Installed version is lower than 5.15.0 (e.g., 5.14.5, 5.10.0, etc.)
The system is affected if Zoom Rooms for Windows is installed with a version number lower than 5.15.0.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped5.15.0
Upgrade Zoom Rooms for Windows to version 5.15.0 or later to obtain the vendor patch that fixes the insecure temporary file handling.
5.15.0
- 1. Open Zoom Rooms client or Windows Settings to verify the current installed version (typically found in the Zoom Rooms app under Settings > About)
- 2. Navigate to the official Zoom download page at https://explore.zoom.us/en/download/ or the Zoom Rooms specific download area
- 3. Download the Zoom Rooms for Windows installer version 5.15.0 or later
- 4. Ensure you have appropriate administrator credentials for the Windows machine where Zoom Rooms is installed
- 5. Back up any critical Zoom Rooms configuration data if desired, though the installer typically preserves settings
- 6. Run the downloaded installer with elevated (administrator) privileges
- 7. Follow the on-screen installation prompts to complete the upgrade
- 8. After installation completes, restart the Zoom Rooms service or restart the computer to ensure the new version is fully operational
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-34119 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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