CVE-2023-36536

Local privilege escalation via installer search path

Published Jul 11, 2023 · Updated Nov 7, 2024

Untrusted search path handling in Zoom Rooms for Windows before 5.15.0 allows local users to elevate privileges during installation. Zoom has not published which installer component or searched path accepts attacker-controlled input, leaving the code-level mechanism undisclosed. Exploitation requires authenticated local access and execution of the affected installer, with code running at the installer's elevated privilege level.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Untrusted search path handling in Zoom Rooms for Windows before 5.15.0 allows local users to elevate privileges during installation. Zoom has not published which installer component or searched path accepts attacker-controlled input, leaving the code-level mechanism undisclosed. Exploitation requires authenticated local access and execution of the affected installer, with code running at the installer's elevated privilege level.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-36536
Published
Jul 11, 2023
Updated
Nov 7, 2024
Vendor
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Product
Zoom Rooms for Windows
Classifications
CWE-426, T1574
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 7, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before 5.15.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. · Zoom Rooms for Windowsversion=before 5.15.0

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.2Zoom Video Communications, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/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-426Untrusted Search Path
T1574Hijack Execution Flow

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