What is CVE-2023-36538?

CVE-2023-36538 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoom Rooms, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2023-07-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-36538?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Zoom Rooms

CVE-2023-36538

Improper access control in Zoom Rooms for Windows before version 5.15.0 may allow an authenticated user to enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Published 2023-07-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zoom Rooms
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Rooms For Windows — versions before 5.15.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36538?: CVE-2023-36538 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoom Rooms, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2023-07-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-36538?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.