CVE-2023-36536
Untrusted search path in the installer for Zoom Rooms before version 5.15.0 may allow an...
Untrusted search path in the installer for Zoom Rooms for Windows before version 5.15.0 may allow an authenticated user to enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Untrusted search path in the installer for Zoom Rooms for Windows before version 5.15.0 may allow an authenticated user to enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2023-36536- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-40485
Untrusted search path in the installer for Zoom Rooms for Windows before version 5.15.0 may allow an authenticated user to enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2023-40485- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xhjg-5g5x-rccw
Untrusted search path in the installer for Zoom Rooms before version 5.15.0 may allow an...
Untrusted search path in the installer for Zoom Rooms before version 5.15.0 may allow an authenticated user to enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-xhjg-5g5x-rccw- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Untrusted search path in the installer for Zoom Rooms for Windows before version 5.15.0 may allow an authenticated user to enable an escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2023-36536- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-36536 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Zoom Rooms, published July 11, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.