CVE-2024-42439
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 · uneditedUntrusted search path in the installer for Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS and Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS before 6.1.0 may allow a privileged user to conduct 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 confidenceAn untrusted search path vulnerability in Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS and Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS before version 6.1.0 allows a privileged local user to perform privilege escalation. The installer searches for libraries or resources in locations that can be controlled by a local attacker, enabling code execution at elevated privileges.
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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< 6.1.0< 6.1.0CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/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 is installed on the systemOpen Terminal and check the /Applications folder for Zoom Workplace Desktop or Zoom Meeting SDK: ls /Applications/ | grep -i zoomAffected if Either 'Zoom Workplace Desktop.app' or a Zoom Meeting SDK component is present in /Applications/
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Determine installed Zoom versionRun the following command to query the installed version: mdls -name kMDItemVersion "/Applications/Zoom Workplace Desktop.app" (adjust path if SDK is installed)Affected if A version number is returned that is lower than 6.1.0, such as 6.0.x, 5.x, or earlier
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Cross-check version from application bundle infoAlternatively, right-click the Zoom app in /Applications, select 'Get Info', and read the Version field under the General information sectionAffected if The displayed version is less than 6.1.0 (for example, 6.0.10, 5.17.5, etc.)
The system is affected if Zoom Workplace Desktop for macOS or Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS is installed and the installed version is below 6.1.0, as the untrusted search path flaw requires a version prior to 6.1.0 to be present.
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 · scoped6.1.0
Update Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS and Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS to version 6.1.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
6.1.0
- Download Zoom Workplace Desktop App version 6.1.0 or later from the official Zoom website (www.zoom.com)
- Run the installer and follow the prompts to update the application to the fixed version
- If using the Meeting SDK, update the SDK package in your project to version 6.1.0 or later
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-2024-42439 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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