CVE-2022-28752: Local Privilege Escalation in the Zoom Rooms for Windows Client

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-08-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-347

Description

Zoom Rooms for Conference Rooms for Windows versions before 5.11.0 are susceptible to a Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability. A local low-privileged malicious user could exploit this vulnerability to escalate their privileges to the SYSTEM user.

Affected products

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Zoom Rooms for Windows: before 5.11.0 — fixed in 5.11.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Zoom Rooms for Windows 5.11.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/
https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/

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