CVE-2024-27240 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper input validation in the installer for some Zoom Apps for Windows may allow an authenticated user to conduct a privilege escalation via local access.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Zoom	Rooms Workplace Desktop Workplace Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_desktop::::::windows::*
	cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_virtual_desktop_infrastructure::::::windows::*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-24019

History

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Zoom Zoom rooms Zoom workplace Desktop Zoom workplace Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms::::::windows::* cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_desktop::::::windows::* cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_virtual_desktop_infrastructure::::::windows::*
Vendors & Products		Zoom Zoom rooms Zoom workplace Desktop Zoom workplace Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Zoom

Published: 2024-07-15T17:07:42.976Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:27:59.850Z

Reserved: 2024-02-21T21:15:32.632Z

Link: CVE-2024-27240

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:27:59.850Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-07-15T18:15:03.873

Modified: 2025-08-05T13:40:27.317

Link: CVE-2024-27240

Redhat

No data.

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