CVE-2022-28756 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Zoom Client for Meetings on macOS, specifically versions 5.7.3 through 5.11.4. A low-privileged local user can exploit a flaw in the auto-update process to gain root privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.7.3, < 5.11.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.