Workplace DesktopApplication · Zoom

CVE-2025-49461

HIGH · 7.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-09-09
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.3.14 / 6.4.12 or later.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges

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
Cross-site scripting in certain Zoom Workplace Clients may allow an unauthenticated 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 confidence

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zoom Workplace Clients allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts via network access, potentially causing denial of service conditions.

MitigationUpdate Zoom Workplace Clients to the latest patched version 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
Workplace DesktopApplication
Affected:< 6.5.0
Meeting Software Development KitApplication
Affected:< 6.5.0
RoomsApplication
Affected:< 6.5.0
Rooms ControllerApplication
Affected:< 6.5.0
WorkplaceApplication
Affected:< 6.5.0
Workplace Virtual Desktop InfrastructureApplication
Affected:< 6.3.14>= 6.4.0, < 6.4.12

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
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check Zoom Workplace Desktop version
    Open Zoom app, click your profile picture, select 'Check for Updates' or view About section to see version number
    Affected if Version is less than 6.5.0
  2. Check Zoom Meeting SDK version
    Inspect the SDK version in your application's dependencies or check the DLL/file version of ZoomSDK.dll if deployed locally
    Affected if Version is less than 6.5.0
  3. Check Zoom Rooms version
    On Zoom Room controller or admin portal, navigate to Room Management > Zoom Rooms and view the version column
    Affected if Version is less than 6.5.0
  4. Check Zoom Rooms Controller version
    Open the Zoom Rooms Controller app, go to Settings > About to view the version
    Affected if Version is less than 6.5.0
  5. Check Zoom Workplace version
    Open Zoom Workplace client, click profile icon and select 'About Zoom Workplace' to see version
    Affected if Version is less than 6.5.0
  6. Check Zoom Workplace VDI version
    Verify the VDI client or virtual desktop image version through your VDI administrator console or by checking the installed Zoom VDI package version
    Affected if Version is less than 6.3.14 OR (version >= 6.4.0 AND version < 6.4.12)

Any installed version of Zoom Workplace Client, SDK, Rooms, or VDI below 6.5.0 (or VDI below 6.3.14 or between 6.4.0-6.4.11) is affected by this XSS vulnerability.

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

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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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.3.14 / 6.4.12 / 6.5.0 or later
Fixed in 6.3.146.4.126.5.0
Interim mitigation

Update Zoom Workplace Clients to the latest patched version to remediate this vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

6.5.0 for most products; 6.3.14 or 6.4.12 for Workplace VDI depending on current branch

  1. Identify the specific Zoom product in use (Workplace Desktop, Meeting SDK, Rooms, Rooms Controller, Workplace, or Workplace VDI)
  2. Determine the current installed version via Zoom client or system information
  3. For Workplace Desktop, Meeting SDK, Rooms, Rooms Controller, or Workplace: upgrade to version 6.5.0 or later
  4. For Workplace Virtual Desktop Infrastructure: if currently on 6.3.x, upgrade to 6.3.14 or later; if currently on 6.4.x, upgrade to 6.4.12 or later
  5. After upgrade, verify the installed version matches the fixed release

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

Fix this in Workplace Desktop Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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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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