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Meeting Software Development KitApplication · Zoom

CVE-2024-45418

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-25
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.1.5 or later.
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable 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
Symlink following in the installer for some Zoom apps for macOS before version 6.1.5 may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network 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 · moderate confidence

A symlink following vulnerability exists in the installer for certain Zoom macOS applications prior to version 6.1.5. An attacker with authenticated access to the target system could exploit this installer vulnerability to perform privilege escalation, potentially gaining elevated system privileges through manipulation of symlink targets during the installation process.

MitigationUpgrade all Zoom macOS clients to version 6.1.5 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Organizations should verify complete deployment of the updated version across all managed macOS systems.

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
Video Software Development KitApplication
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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 checks

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  1. List installed Zoom applications
    Open Terminal and run: ls /Applications/ | grep -i zoom to see all Zoom-related applications installed on the macOS system
    Affected if Any Zoom Meeting SDK, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Video SDK, or Zoom Workplace Desktop application is present in /Applications/
  2. Check Zoom application version
    For each Zoom application found, right-click the app, select Show Package Contents, navigate to Contents/Info.plist and look for CFBundleShortVersionString, or run: defaults read /Applications/Zoom<app>.app/Contents/Info.plist CFBundleShortVersionString
    Affected if The displayed version number is less than 6.1.5 (for example, 6.1.4, 6.0.x, 5.x, etc.)
  3. Verify installer vulnerability context
    Check if the Zoom installer package or .pkg file remains accessible on the system, or if multiple user accounts exist that could trigger the installer with elevated privileges
    Affected if A vulnerable Zoom version installer (below 6.1.5) exists on the system AND the system has multiple users or an attacker with authenticated access could trigger installer execution
  4. Confirm symlink exposure potential
    Review the /tmp directory and any world-writable directories for symlinks created by or related to Zoom installer processes, using: ls -la /tmp/*zoom* 2>/dev/null
    Affected if Symlinks pointing to sensitive system locations exist and were created during recent Zoom installation attempts

A system is affected if any Zoom Meeting SDK, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Video SDK, or Zoom Workplace Desktop version below 6.1.5 is installed on macOS and an attacker with authenticated local access could manipulate symlinks during installer execution.

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

Upgrade all Zoom macOS clients to version 6.1.5 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Organizations should verify complete deployment of the updated version across all managed macOS systems.

Recommended fix High confidence

6.1.5

  1. Upgrade all Zoom products (Meeting Software Development Kit, Rooms, Video Software Development Kit, and Workplace Desktop) to version 6.1.5 or later on macOS

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

Fix this in Meeting Software Development Kit Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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