Vulnerability in Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit

CVE-2025-49457

Untrusted search path in certain Zoom Clients for Windows may allow an unauthenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-49457: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-49457?
CVE-2025-49457 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2025-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-49457?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-49457 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.