CVE-2024-24693

Local service interruption via insecure temporary-file directory

Published Mar 13, 2024 · Updated Sep 20, 2024

Improper access control in the Zoom Rooms Client for Windows installer before 5.17.5 allows local users to interrupt service. The installer creates temporary files in a directory whose permissions permit unintended access, but Zoom has not disclosed the affected file or operation. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and user interaction and can alter system integrity or interrupt availability.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in the Zoom Rooms Client for Windows installer before 5.17.5 allows local users to interrupt service. The installer creates temporary files in a directory whose permissions permit unintended access, but Zoom has not disclosed the affected file or operation. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and user interaction and can alter system integrity or interrupt availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-24693
Published
Mar 13, 2024
Updated
Sep 20, 2024
Vendor
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Product
Zoom Rooms
Classifications
CWE-379
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 20, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before version 5.17.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. · Zoom Roomsversion=before version 5.17.5

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.2Zoom Video Communications, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-379Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

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