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7.9
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2022-22782
Local privilege escalation in Windows Zoom Clients
Description

The Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows prior to version 5.9.7, Zoom Rooms for Conference Room for Windows prior to version 5.10.0, Zoom Plugins for Microsoft Outlook for Windows prior to version 5.10.3, and Zoom VDI Windows Meeting Clients prior to version 5.9.6; was susceptible to a local privilege escalation issue during the installer repair operation. A malicious actor could utilize this to potentially delete system level files or folders, causing integrity or availability issues on the user’s host machine.

INFO

Published Date :

April 28, 2022, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:47 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-22782 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Zoom meetings
2 Zoom zoom_client_for_meetings
3 Zoom zoom_plugin_for_microsoft_outlook
4 Zoom rooms_for_conference_rooms
5 Zoom vdi_windows_meeting_clients
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 5
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
The Zoom client is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation.
  • Update Zoom Client for Meetings to version 5.9.7 or later.
  • Upgrade Zoom Rooms for Conference Room to version 5.10.0 or later.
  • Update Zoom Plugins for Microsoft Outlook to version 5.10.3 or later.
  • Upgrade Zoom VDI Windows Meeting Clients to version 5.9.6 or later.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-22782 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-22782.

URL Resource
https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/ Vendor Advisory
https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/ Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-22782 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-22782 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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test 反向辣鸡数据投放 CVE-2022-23305 工具 利用 教程 Exploit POC

cve-2020-

Updated: 9 months, 4 weeks ago
5 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Jan. 21, 2022, 5:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 2650 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-22782 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-22782 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/ No Types Assigned https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.9.7 *cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms_for_conference_rooms:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.10.0 *cpe:2.3:a:zoom:vdi_windows_meeting_clients:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.9.6 *cpe:2.3:a:zoom:zoom_plugin_for_microsoft_outlook:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.10.3
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.9
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.6
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} 0.01%

score

0.34088

percentile