8.8
HIGH
CVE-2022-28768
Zoom macOS Meeting Installer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

The Zoom Client for Meetings Installer for macOS (Standard and for IT Admin) before version 5.12.6 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability. A local low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability during the install process to escalate their privileges to root.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 17, 2022, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 22, 2022, 5:12 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-28768 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-28768 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
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-2022-28768.

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

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).

My GitHub profile

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 30, 2020, 2:54 p.m. This repo has been linked 23 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-28768 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-28768 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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-362
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.12.6
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-28768 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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