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CVE-2024-42439: Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS and Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS - Untrusted Search Path
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-08-14 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-426
Description
Untrusted search path in the installer for Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS and Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS before 6.1.0 may allow a privileged user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.
Affected products
- Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit: before 6.1.0 — fixed in 6.1.0
- Zoom Communications, Inc Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS: before 6.1.0 — fixed in 6.1.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit 6.1.0; Zoom Communications, Inc Zoom Workplace Desktop App for macOS 6.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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