Local privilege escalation in Windows Zoom Clients (CVE-2022-22782)
Published Sources: CVE.org
What is affected, what to do
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.
Update Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows to version 5.9.7, Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows to version 5.10.0, Zoom Plugins for Microsoft Outlook for Windows to version 5.10.3.
- Affected
- Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows
lt *..5.9.7 - Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows
lt *..5.10.0 - Zoom Plugins for Microsoft Outlook for Windows
lt *..5.10.3 - Zoom VDI Windows Meeting Clients
lt *..5.9.6
- Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows
- Fixed in
- Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows
5.9.7 - Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows
5.10.0 - Zoom Plugins for Microsoft Outlook for Windows
5.10.3 - Zoom VDI Windows Meeting Clients
5.9.6
- Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows
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Metrics
7.9
Priority
XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.
Source: Vendor (CNA), CVSS v3
7.9
CVSS v3
Severity High on the scale from 0 to 10.
Source: CVE.org
0.4 %
EPSS score
Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 31.4
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- Severity
- High
Priority (0–325)
The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?
Read in glossary- 48.16 Methodology
Exploit maturity
An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.
Read in glossary- no public PoC known
XIEM Effective CVSS
XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.
Read in glossary- 7.9 Methodology
CVSS v3
CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.
Read in glossary- 7.9
EPSS score
The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.
Read in glossary- 0.4 %
- Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
EPSS percentile
The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.
Read in glossary- 31.4
- Elevated — this CVE ranks above at least 10% of all CVEs scored today.
KEV status
The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.
Read in glossary- —
- Published
Detection rules
No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.
Classification under NIS2 and CRA
Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.
NIS2
NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.
Read in glossary- High technical severity: assess and remediate the vulnerability in vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2 and document the decision.
CRA
The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.
Read in glossary- From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.
Read in glossary- Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.
Description
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.
Source: NVD (NIST), cvelistv5
Affected products
The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.
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| Zoom Video Communications Inc | Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows |
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| Zoom Video Communications Inc | Zoom Plugins for Microsoft Outlook for Windows |
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| Zoom Video Communications Inc | Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows |
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| Zoom Video Communications Inc | Zoom VDI Windows Meeting Clients |
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| zoom | meetings |
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| zoom | rooms_for_conference_rooms |
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| zoom | vdi_windows_meeting_clients |
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| zoom | zoom_plugin_for_microsoft_outlook |
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Vendors and products
- Zoom Video Communications Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS
- Zoom Video Communications Rooms For Conference Rooms
- Zoom Video Communications Vdi Windows Meeting Clients
- Zoom Video Communications Zoom Plugin for Microsoft Outlook for Mac
- Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Zoom Client For Meetings For Windows
- Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Zoom Vdi Windows Meeting Clients
References & sources
- explore.zoom.usen/trust/security/security-bulletinx_refsource_MISC, Vendor advisory
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