CVE-2021-34408 (GCVE-0-2021-34408)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-27 13:55 – Updated: 2024-08-04 00:12
VLAI
Summary
The Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows in all versions before version 5.3.2 writes log files to a user writable directory as a privileged user during the installation or update of the client. This could allow for potential privilege escalation if a link was created between the user writable directory used and a non-user writable directory.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • External Control of Filename or Path
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows Affected: All versions of the Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows before version 5.3.2
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