CVE-2023-34120

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: 2023-06-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-347

Description

Improper privilege management in Zoom for Windows, Zoom Rooms for Windows, and Zoom VDI for Windows clients before 5.14.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access. Users may potentially utilize higher level system privileges maintained by the Zoom client to spawn processes with escalated privileges.

Affected products

Zoom Virtual Desktop Infrastructure: before 5.14.0 — fixed in 5.14.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Zoom Virtual Desktop Infrastructure 5.14.0. 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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