CVE-2022-36924

SYSTEM escalation via uncontrolled installer search path

Published Nov 17, 2022 · Updated Apr 28, 2025

Uncontrolled search path in Zoom Rooms Installer for Windows before 5.12.6 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges during installation. The installer resolves code through a search path containing an attacker-writable location, allowing substituted code to run as SYSTEM. A low-privileged local account and an installation attempt are required; Zoom has not disclosed the searched resource or writable path element.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Uncontrolled search path in Zoom Rooms Installer for Windows before 5.12.6 allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges during installation. The installer resolves code through a search path containing an attacker-writable location, allowing substituted code to run as SYSTEM. A low-privileged local account and an installation attempt are required; Zoom has not disclosed the searched resource or writable path element.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-36924
Published
Nov 17, 2022
Updated
Apr 28, 2025
Vendor
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Product
Zoom Rooms for Windows
Classifications
CWE-427, T1574.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 17, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <5.12.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. · Zoom Rooms for Windowsversion=unspecified <5.12.6

Published CVSS scores

8.8Zoom Video Communications, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1574.001DLL

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