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CVE-2020-10858

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-02-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Zulip Desktop before 5.0.0 allows attackers to perform recording via the webcam and microphone due to a missing permission request handler.

Affected products

• Zulip Desktop: before 5.0.0 — fixed in 5.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Zulip Desktop 5.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://blog.zulip.com/2020/04/01/zulip-desktop-5-0-0-security-release/
• https://blog.zulip.com/2020/04/01/zulip-desktop-5-0-0-security-release/

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