Zoom Apps for macOS - Symbolic Link Following

published 2025-02-25 20 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-53926

cvss: 5.4; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits: 0; none known

Symlink following in the installer for some Zoom apps for macOS before version 6.1.5 may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Zoom Communications, Inc Zoom Apps for macOS 6.1.5

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 20 mo ago (2025-02-25)

Exploit prediction

0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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 Communications, Inc Zoom Apps for macOS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-61 UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

zoom.com /en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-24040/
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-45418
NVD CVE-2024-45418

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Summary