CVE-2025-49458
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 · uneditedBuffer overflow in certain Zoom Workplace Clients may allow an authenticated user to conduct a denial of service 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 confidenceA buffer overflow vulnerability exists in certain versions of Zoom Workplace Clients. The flaw allows an authenticated user to trigger a buffer overflow through network access, potentially causing the application to crash and result in a denial of service condition.
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< 6.5.0< 6.5.0< 6.5.0< 6.5.0< 6.3.14>= 6.4.0, < 6.4.12CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Identify installed Zoom productCheck the application name and type installed on the system - look for Zoom Meeting SDK, Zoom Rooms Controller, Zoom Workplace Desktop, Zoom Rooms, or Zoom Workplace VDI in installed programs or application metadata.Affected if The product matches one of the affected products: Zoom Meeting SDK, Zoom Rooms Controller, Zoom Workplace Desktop, Zoom Rooms, or Zoom Workplace VDI.
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Check Zoom Workplace Desktop versionOpen Zoom application, click on your profile picture or initials, then select 'Check for Updates' or 'About Zoom' to view the installed version number. Alternatively, right-click the Zoom icon and select 'Check for Updates' or look in the application settings under 'About' section.Affected if The installed version is less than 6.5.0.
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Check Zoom Rooms versionAccess the Zoom Rooms controller interface or sign in to the Zoom Rooms web portal and navigate to the Room Management section to view the installed Zoom Rooms version.Affected if The installed version is less than 6.5.0.
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Check Zoom Rooms Controller versionOpen the Zoom Rooms Controller application on the control device and navigate to the settings or about section to view the version number.Affected if The installed version is less than 6.5.0.
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Check Zoom Meeting SDK versionReview the SDK version referenced in your project dependencies or check the SDK library files included in your application deployment.Affected if The installed SDK version is less than 6.5.0.
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Check Zoom Workplace VDI versionCheck the Zoom Workplace VDI client version through the VDI infrastructure management console or by examining the installed VDI client package version.Affected if The version is less than 6.3.14, OR the version is greater than or equal to 6.4.0 but less than 6.4.12.
You are affected if any Zoom product listed above is installed and its version falls within the specified vulnerable ranges.
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 · scoped6.3.146.4.126.5.0
Update Zoom Workplace Clients to the latest version provided by Zoom, which contains the fix for this buffer overflow vulnerability.
6.5.0 for Meeting SDK, Rooms Controller, Workplace Desktop, Rooms; 6.3.14+ or 6.4.12+ for Workplace VDI
- 1. Identify the affected Zoom product in use (Meeting SDK, Rooms Controller, Workplace Desktop, Rooms, or Workplace VDI)
- 2. Determine the current installed version of the Zoom product
- 3. For Meeting SDK, Rooms Controller, Workplace Desktop, and Rooms: Upgrade to version 6.5.0 or later
- 4. For Workplace VDI: If using 6.3.x branch, upgrade to 6.3.14 or later; if using 6.4.x branch, upgrade to 6.4.12 or later
- 5. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the new version number
- 6. Test that normal Zoom functionality remains operational 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-2025-49458 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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