What is CVE-2023-43591?

CVE-2023-43591 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoom Rooms, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-11-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-43591?

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

Vulnerability in Zoom Rooms

CVE-2023-43591

Improper privilege management in Zoom Rooms for macOS before version 5.16.0 may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.

Published 2023-11-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (5.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 5.7% 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 macOS — versions before 5.16.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-280 — Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43591?: CVE-2023-43591 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoom Rooms, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-11-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-43591?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.