Path traversal in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for Windows, and Zoom SDKs for Windows may allow an authenticated user t…

published 2023-12-13 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-47992

cvss: 7.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.0%; EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
public exploits: 0; none known

Path traversal in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for Windows, and Zoom SDKs for Windows may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 4

zoom meeting_software_development_kit 5.16.5
zoom video_software_development_kit 5.16.5
zoom virtual_desktop_infrastructure 5.14.14, 5.15.12
zoom zoom 5.16.5

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2023-12-14)

Exploit prediction

0.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for Windows and Zoom SDKs for Windows

Classification

Weakness

CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

zoom.com /en/trust/security-bulletin/ZSB-23059/
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-43586
NVD CVE-2023-43586

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Summary