What is CVE-2024-27240?

CVE-2024-27240 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoom Rooms, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-07-15.

How severe is CVE-2024-27240?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Zoom Rooms

CVE-2024-27240

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.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2024-07-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-23.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.5% 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 Workplace Desktop
Zoom Workplace Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Zoom Communications, Inc Apps For Windows — versions See references

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-24019 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27240?: CVE-2024-27240 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zoom Rooms, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-27240?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.