CVE-2022-36928: Path Traversal in Zoom for Android Clients

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-01-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-35

Description

Zoom for Android clients before version 5.13.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability. A third party app could exploit this vulnerability to read and write to the Zoom application data directory.

Affected products

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Zoom Desktop Client for Windows: before 5.13.0 — fixed in 5.13.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Zoom Desktop Client for Windows 5.13.0. 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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