CVE-2025-49457
Zoom Untrusted Search Path Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
Untrusted search path in certain Zoom Clients for Windows may allow an unauthenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 12, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 13, 2025, 5:33 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-49457
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Zoom Clients for Windows to the latest version.
- Verify the installation of the security update.
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-2025-49457.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-25030 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-49457 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-2025-49457
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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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-49457 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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The Cyber Express
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The Hacker News
Zoom and Xerox Release Critical Security Updates Fixing Privilege Escalation and RCE Flaws
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Daily CyberSecurity
Zoom Patches Critical Flaw (CVE-2025-49457): Windows Users Face Privilege Escalation Risk
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CybersecurityNews
Critical Zoom Clients for Windows Vulnerability Lets Attackers Escalate Privileges
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-49457 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.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 12, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Untrusted search path in certain Zoom Clients for Windows may allow an unauthenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-426 Added Reference https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-25030