CVE-2022-22782 json
Local privilege escalation in Windows Zoom Clients
published 2022-04-28 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-27925
- cvss
- 7.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows prior to version 5.9.7, Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows prior to version 5.10.0, Zoom Plugins for Microsoft Outlook for Windows prior to version 5.10.3, and Zoom VDI Windows Meeting Clients prior to version 5.9.6; was susceptible to a local privilege escalation issue during the installer repair operation. A malicious actor could utilize this to potentially delete system level files or folders, causing integrity or availability issues on the user’s host machine.
Patch / fix
- Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows 5.9.7
- Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows 5.10.0
- Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom Plugins for Microsoft Outlook for Windows 5.10.3
- Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom VDI Windows Meeting Clients 5.9.6
Exploit prediction
0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows
- Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows
- Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom Plugins for Microsoft Outlook for Windows
- Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom VDI Windows Meeting Clients
References
-
explore.zoom.us
/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-22782
- NVD CVE-2022-22782
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