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Zoom Workplace CVE-2025-64741

CRITICAL
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') (CWE-74)
2025-11-13 security@zoom.us
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach vulnerable Zoom Android client over network
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted request abusing authorization flaw
  3. Exploit
    Bypass authorization as unauthenticated user
  4. Execution
    Escalate privilege within app context
  5. Impact
    Compromise confidentiality, integrity, availability

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Input neutralization, injection prevention
Exploitation Conditions

The target must be running Zoom Workplace for Android (or the Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit for Android) at a version earlier than 6.5.10; updating to 6.5.10 or later remediates the flaw. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) implies no authentication, no special configuration, and no user interaction are required, so in principle this is remote unauthenticated exploitation against default configurations of the Zoom Workplace Android client. The key LIMITING factor is reachability: as a mobile client rather than a listening server, the device must be network-reachable to the attacker (e.g., connected to attacker-controlled infrastructure or a shared/hostile network, or induced to communicate with a malicious endpoint) - the vendor advisory does not specify this path, and that reachability requirement materially constrains real-world exploitability despite the 9.8 score.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) frames this as a maximally severe, network-reachable, unauthenticated, no-interaction flaw with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. However, the corroborating real-world signals are weak and partly conflicting. EPSS is only 0.15% (35th percentile), indicating a low modeled probability of exploitation in the near term, and the vulnerability is NOT in CISA KEV and has no public exploit identified - so there is no evidence of active or imminent exploitation. There is also a notable internal tension: the affected product is a mobile CLIENT application (Zoom Workplace for Android), yet the vector is scored AV:N/PR:N/UI:N; a client app being remotely exploitable by a fully unauthenticated attacker with no user interaction is unusual and typically implies the victim must at least connect to attacker-controlled content or join a session - the sparse Zoom advisory does not explain the reachability model, so the true attack vector should be verified with the vendor. Additionally, the assigned CWE-74 (Injection) does not match the description's 'improper authorization handling,' a classification inconsistency. Net assessment: high theoretical severity but currently low demonstrated real-world risk - prioritize patching for its criticality and broad deployment, but the absence of KEV/POC and the low EPSS suggest this is not yet under opportunistic mass exploitation.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with network reachability to a vulnerable Zoom Workplace for Android client (version before 6.5.10) sends crafted traffic that abuses the improper authorization check to perform actions as a higher-privileged context without authenticating. Per the CVSS vector this requires no privileges and no user interaction, potentially yielding full compromise of the client's data and functions. No public proof-of-concept exists at time of analysis, and the exact remote reachability path is not detailed in the vendor advisory.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv2 – Oct 18, 2026

Privilege escalation in Zoom Workplace for Android (and the Zoom Meeting Software Development Kit for Android) before version 6.5.10 allows remote attackers to gain elevated privileges, with a vendor-assigned CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) reflecting high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact and no authentication, privileges or user interaction required in the vector. The practical constraint is reachability: because the affected component is a mobile client rather than a listening service, an attacker must be able to place the device on hostile or shared infrastructure or induce it to talk to a malicious endpoint before the flaw can be exercised. Exploitation activity is not confirmed, no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS is low at 0.15% (35th percentile), which is consistent with a high-severity but not yet operationalized flaw. The only public reference is the Zoom security bulletin ZSB-25043.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Mar 28, 2026 - 19:22 CVSS 8.1

Improper authorization handling in Zoom Workplace for Android before version 6.5.10 may allow an unauthenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: Zoom Workplace for Android 6.5.10 and Zoom Meeting SDK for Android 6.5.10 - upgrade every affected client and rebuild any Android application that embeds the Meeting SDK against the 6.5.10 SDK or later, following the vendor bulletin at https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-25043. Because the weakness is client-side authorization and the vendor advisory documents no feature toggle or configuration workaround, the only true fix is the version upgrade; interim compensating controls should be chosen with their trade-offs in mind. Enforce a minimum application version through your MDM/EMM platform and block or quarantine Android devices reporting a Zoom Workplace build below 6.5.10 - effective, but it locks out users on unmanaged or BYOD devices until they update manually. Restrict Zoom client traffic to expected Zoom service endpoints via per-app VPN or firewall profiles on managed devices, which shrinks the window for contact with attacker-controlled infrastructure but can break legitimate meeting joins, phone/PSTN integration, and SDK-based apps that call other hosts. Advise users to avoid untrusted or shared Wi-Fi and captive portals when running the client, understanding this is behavioral and unenforceable at scale. For SDK integrators, treat any embedded Zoom component as part of your own attack surface: pin the dependency version, record it in your SBOM, and ship a rebuilt app rather than relying on the standalone Workplace app being updated on the device.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The defect lives in the Android build of the Zoom Workplace client and the embeddable Zoom Meeting SDK for Android, both identified directly in the CPE data as cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* and cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meeting_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*. The vendor describes the root cause as improper authorization handling that permits an unauthenticated user to escalate privileges over network access, while the assigned CWE is CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component, i.e. an injection/neutralization class). Those two framings are not identical: CWE-74 points to attacker-supplied data being passed unsanitized into a downstream consumer, and the authorization failure described suggests that such processing can cross a privilege boundary inside the client instead of being rejected. Analysts should treat the CWE mapping as indicative of an input-handling weakness underlying the authorization bypass rather than as a confirmed classic injection. Because the flaw is a client-side authorization check and the vector is PR:N/UI:N, no session, credential or victim interaction is required by the metric; however the attack surface is whatever network interfaces the Android client exposes or initiates, so meaningful exploitation depends on the device being reachable by, or coerced into communicating with, attacker-controlled infrastructure.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.8 CRITICAL

Retained AV:N/PR:N/UI:N per vendor scoring since the description states unauthenticated network-based privilege escalation, though the client-app reachability model is unverified; full C/I/A impact reflects privilege escalation.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Updated
Oct 18, 2026 - 20:40 vuln.today
v2 - CVSS changed
Severity Changed
Oct 18, 2026 - 20:22 NVD
HIGH CRITICAL
CVSS changed
Oct 18, 2026 - 20:22 NVD
8.1 (HIGH) 9.8 (CRITICAL)
CVE Published
Nov 13, 2025 - 15:15 nvd
HIGH 8.1

DescriptionNVD

Improper authorization handling in Zoom Workplace for Android before version 6.5.10 may allow an unauthenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Zoom Workplace for Android and the Zoom Meeting SDK for Android are affected by a critical privilege-escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-64741) that could let an attacker obtain elevated privileges on mobile devices. The flaw is unauthenticated per the CVSS vector and rated 9.8, but exploitation has not been confirmed and no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis; practical risk depends on whether mobile users or SDK integrations connect to hostile networks or endpoints. Leadership should prioritize inventory and mitigation because Zoom is widely used by mobile and BYOD workers and embedded in third-party meeting applications.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; interim controls include restricting Android Zoom clients and Meeting SDK integrations to trusted networks and endpoints, enforcing MDM policies and app allowlisting, blocking sideloaded or outdated Zoom builds, and monitoring ZSB-25043 for the fixed 6.5.10 release.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 65% exploitable
Prevalence
High
Zoom Workplace is widely deployed enterprise collaboration software on Android
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

49
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meeting_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

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