CVE-2023-43591

Local privilege escalation for authenticated users

Published Nov 14, 2023 · Updated Jun 11, 2025

Improper privilege management in Zoom Rooms for macOS before 5.16.0 allows local users to escalate privileges through local access. Zoom has not published the affected component or the incorrect privilege operation performed by the application. Exploitation requires an authenticated macOS account and grants elevated privileges affecting data access, modification, and service availability.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in Zoom Rooms for macOS before 5.16.0 allows local users to escalate privileges through local access. Zoom has not published the affected component or the incorrect privilege operation performed by the application. Exploitation requires an authenticated macOS account and grants elevated privileges affecting data access, modification, and service availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-43591
Published
Nov 14, 2023
Updated
Jun 11, 2025
Vendor
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Product
Zoom Rooms
Classifications
CWE-280, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before 5.16.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. · Zoom Roomsversion=before 5.16.0

Published CVSS scores

7.8Zoom Video Communications, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-280Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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