CVE-2026-30906
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 Rooms for Windows before version 7.0.0 may allow an authenticated user to enable 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 confidenceThe Zoom Rooms for Windows installer before version 7.0.0 contains an untrusted search path vulnerability, allowing a local authenticated attacker to manipulate the DLL search path and achieve privilege escalation through DLL preloading or hijacking during installation.
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< 7.0.0CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Zoom Rooms for Windows is installedOpen Control Panel > Programs and Features, or run 'Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product' in PowerShell, and look for 'Zoom Rooms' in the list of installed softwareAffected if Zoom Rooms for Windows appears in the installed programs list
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Identify the installed Zoom Rooms versionIn Programs and Features, select Zoom Rooms and view the Version column, or right-click the Zoom Rooms desktop shortcut, select Properties, and check the Details tab for version informationAffected if The displayed version number is lower than 7.0.0 (for example, 6.x.x or earlier)
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Check the installer version used (if available)Look in the installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\Zoom Rooms\) for any installer logs or documentation indicating which installer version was usedAffected if No installer logs or documentation exist, or the installer version referenced is below 7.0.0
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Verify if recent installation or upgrade was performedReview system event logs (Event Viewer > Windows Logs > Application) for Zoom Rooms installation events, or check the Windows Installer log directory (%TEMP%) for recent ZoomRooms*.log filesAffected if Installation or upgrade occurred using an installer version prior to 7.0.0
You are affected if Zoom Rooms for Windows is installed with a version lower than 7.0.0, indicating the vulnerable installer was used.
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 · scoped7.0.0
Update Zoom Rooms for Windows to version 7.0.0 or later, which contains the corrected installer without the untrusted search path vulnerability.
Zoom Rooms 7.0.0
- Download Zoom Rooms version 7.0.0 or later from the official Zoom website (zoom.us)
- Run the Zoom Rooms installer with appropriate administrator privileges
- Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation of version 7.0.0 or later
- Restart the Zoom Rooms service if prompted after installation
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-2026-30906 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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