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Meeting Software Development KitApplication · Zoom

CVE-2024-42441

MEDIUM · 6.7 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-08-14
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.1.5 or later.
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69/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click

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 · unedited
Incorrect privilege assignment in the installer for Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS, Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS and Zoom Rooms Client for macOS before 6.1.5 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 confidence

This is an incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the installer component for Zoom Workplace Desktop App, Zoom Meeting SDK, and Zoom Rooms Client for macOS versions prior to 6.1.5. The installer incorrectly assigns privileges during installation, allowing a locally authenticated privileged user to escalate their privileges on the affected system.

MitigationUpdate Zoom Workplace Desktop App, Zoom Meeting SDK, and Zoom Rooms Client for macOS to version 6.1.5 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

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
Meeting Software Development KitApplication
Affected:< 6.1.5
RoomsApplication
Affected:< 6.1.5
Workplace DesktopApplication
Affected:< 6.1.5

CVSS 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
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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.

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  1. Identify installed Zoom product on macOS
    Open Terminal and check for installed Zoom applications by running: ls /Applications | grep -i zoom
    Affected if Any Zoom product (Workplace Desktop, Meeting SDK, or Zoom Rooms) is found in Applications
  2. Determine Zoom Workplace Desktop version
    If Zoom Workplace Desktop is installed, click the Zoom icon in the menu bar, select 'About Zoom Workplace' to view the version number, or run: defaults read /Applications/Zoom\ Workplace.app/Contents/Info CFBundleShortVersionString
    Affected if Version number is lower than 6.1.5
  3. Determine Zoom Rooms version
    If Zoom Rooms is installed, check the version by clicking the Zoom Rooms icon in the menu bar and selecting 'About Zoom Rooms', or run: defaults read /Applications/Zoom\ Rooms.app/Contents/Info CFBundleShortVersionString
    Affected if Version number is lower than 6.1.5
  4. Determine Zoom Meeting SDK version
    If Zoom Meeting SDK is installed, check the version by inspecting the application bundle: defaults read /Applications/ZoomSDK\ Sample.app/Contents/Info CFBundleShortVersionString (adjust path based on actual SDK app name)
    Affected if Version number is lower than 6.1.5
  5. Confirm macOS platform
    Verify the operating system is macOS by running: sw_vers
    Affected if The system is running macOS and any affected Zoom product version is below 6.1.5

A user is affected if any Zoom product (Workplace Desktop, Meeting SDK, or Zoom Rooms) for macOS is installed with a version number lower than 6.1.5.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.1.5 or later
Fixed in 6.1.5
Interim mitigation

Update Zoom Workplace Desktop App, Zoom Meeting SDK, and Zoom Rooms Client for macOS to version 6.1.5 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

6.1.5

  1. 1. Identify the affected Zoom application (Meeting SDK, Rooms, or Workplace Desktop) installed on the macOS system
  2. 2. Check the current installed version of the Zoom application
  3. 3. Navigate to the official Zoom download page at www.zoom.com
  4. 4. Download Zoom Workplace Desktop App, Meeting SDK, or Zoom Rooms Client version 6.1.5 or later for macOS
  5. 5. Uninstall the current version of the Zoom application if prompted during installation, or follow upgrade prompts
  6. 6. Complete the installation of the fixed version

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Meeting Software Development Kit Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
5.0 hours of engineering $860
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