CVE-2024-24697

Local privilege escalation via untrusted search path

Published Feb 13, 2024 · Updated May 8, 2025

Untrusted search path handling in Zoom 32-bit Windows clients allows local authenticated users to escalate privileges. Zoom has not disclosed the affected file, search location, or unsafe load operation. Exploitation requires local access and an authenticated account; the precise elevated context and resulting actions are undisclosed.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Untrusted search path handling in Zoom 32-bit Windows clients allows local authenticated users to escalate privileges. Zoom has not disclosed the affected file, search location, or unsafe load operation. Exploitation requires local access and an authenticated account; the precise elevated context and resulting actions are undisclosed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-24697
Published
Feb 13, 2024
Updated
May 8, 2025
Vendor
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
Product
Zoom Clients
Classifications
CWE-426, T1574
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 13, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 8, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=see references

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. · Zoom Clientsversion=see references

Published CVSS scores

7.8National Institute of Standards and TechnologyCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2Zoom Video Communications, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

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

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo