Zoom Client for IT Admin Installer up to 5.13.4 on macOS uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Zoom Client for IT Admin Installer up to 5.13.4 on macOS. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-28596. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zoom Client for IT Admin Installer up to 5.13.4 on macOS (Unified Communication Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Zoom Client for IT Admin macOS installers before version 5.13.5 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability in an attack chain during the installation process to escalate their privileges to privileges to root.

The weakness was disclosed 03/28/2023. The advisory is available at explore.zoom.us. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-28596 since 03/17/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 5.13.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-32266). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (Zoom Video Communications, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Client for IT Admin Installer 5.13.5

Timelineinfo

03/17/2023 🔍
03/28/2023 +10 days 🔍
03/28/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/07/2025 +984 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: explore.zoom.us
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28596 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28596
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224162
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2023 08:59
Updated: 12/07/2025 00:06
Changes: 03/28/2023 08:59 (50), 04/16/2023 08:16 (12), 12/07/2025 00:06 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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