What is CVE-2023-36534?

CVE-2023-36534 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zoom, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2023-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-36534?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Zoom

CVE-2023-36534

Path traversal in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows before 5.14.7 may allow an unauthenticated user to enable an escalation of privilege via network access.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2023-08-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zoom
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Desktop Client For Windows — versions before 5.14.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36534?: CVE-2023-36534 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zoom, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2023-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-36534?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.