CVE-2023-36537
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 · uneditedImproper privilege management in Zoom Rooms for Windows before version 5.14.5 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 confidenceThis is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Zoom Rooms for Windows versions prior to 5.14.5. An authenticated user with local access can exploit improper privilege management to elevate their privileges on the affected system. The vulnerability allows a standard user to gain higher-level permissions than intended by the application design.
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< 5.14.5CVSS 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 is installedOpen Programs and Features (appwiz.cpl) or check C:\Program Files\ZoomRooms for the ZoomRooms.exe binaryAffected if Zoom Rooms is not installed on the system, this CVE does not apply
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Find installed Zoom Rooms versionRight-click ZoomRooms.exe in C:\Program Files\ZoomRooms, select Properties, and check the File Version on the Details tab. Alternatively, run 'wmic product get name,version' or check HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ZoomRooms in the registryAffected if Unable to determine the version - manual investigation needed
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Compare version against vulnerable rangeCompare the installed version number to 5.14.5. The vulnerability affects all versions below 5.14.5Affected if Installed version is 5.14.4 or lower, meaning the version is prior to the fixed release 5.14.5
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Check local user access contextVerify the system has standard user accounts present. This CVE allows a standard authenticated user to escalate privileges - confirm if non-admin user accounts exist on the machineAffected if Standard user accounts exist on the system and the Zoom Rooms version is below 5.14.5, the environment is affected by this privilege escalation flaw
The system is affected if Zoom Rooms for Windows is installed with a version number lower than 5.14.5 and the system has standard user accounts that could potentially exploit this privilege escalation vulnerability.
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 · scoped5.14.5
Upgrade Zoom Rooms for Windows to version 5.14.5 or later. Organizations should deploy the update through their standard software distribution processes and verify successful installation across all affected endpoints.
Zoom Rooms for Windows version 5.14.5
- Download Zoom Rooms for Windows version 5.14.5 or later from the official Zoom download center (explore.zoom.us)
- Apply the update by running the installer and following standard Zoom Rooms upgrade procedures
- Restart the Zoom Rooms service if not automatically restarted after the update
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-2023-36537 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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