What is CVE-2021-34412?

CVE-2021-34412 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoom Meetings, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2021-34412?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Zoom Meetings

CVE-2021-34412

During the installation process for all versions of the Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows before 5.4.0, it is possible to launch Internet Explorer. If the installer was launched with elevated privileges such as by SCCM this can result i…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (24.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Zoom Meetings
N/a Zoom Client For Meetings Windows — versions All versions of Zoom Client for Meetings for Windows before 5.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

security@zoom.us (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-34412?: CVE-2021-34412 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoom Meetings, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-34412?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.