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Zoom Rooms EUVDEUVD-2026-45044

| CVE-2026-53409 HIGH
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-07-16 security@zoom.us GHSA-97jw-3fv7-jf6h
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: zoom
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Obtain authenticated local session on host
  2. Delivery
    Access over-privileged Zoom Rooms component
  3. Exploit
    Abuse improper privilege management
  4. Execution
    Escalate to higher privileges
  5. Impact
    Full control of Windows host

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires local, authenticated access to a Windows host running Zoom Rooms prior to version 7.1.0 (AV:L, PR:L) - the attacker must already possess a valid low-privileged local account or session. No user interaction is needed (UI:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L). Limiting factors: the vulnerability cannot be triggered remotely or over the network, is confined to the Windows Zoom Rooms client, and is remediated in 7.1.0, so patched or non-Windows deployments are not exploitable via this issue.

Impact

The signals are moderately concerning but not urgent. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (High) reflects local attack vector (AV:L), low complexity (AC:L), low privileges required (PR:L), no user interaction (UI:N), and high impact across C/I/A - a classic full-takeover local EoP profile. However, the local vector meaningfully bounds real-world risk: an attacker must already have authenticated local access to the Windows host. No EPSS score, KEV entry, POC, or SSVC decision data was provided, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified from the input; the absence of KEV and POC signals means there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. This is a legitimate patch-management priority for organizations running Zoom Rooms on shared or multi-user Windows machines, but it is not a remotely exploitable, mass-scannable threat.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with an ordinary authenticated local account on a Windows machine running a vulnerable Zoom Rooms client (for example, a shared conference-room PC or a lightly restricted kiosk) interacts with a locally exposed, over-privileged Zoom Rooms component to abuse improper privilege management. With low attack complexity and no user interaction required, they escalate to higher privileges and gain full control (C:H/I:H/A:H) of the host. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 16, 2026

Local privilege escalation in Zoom Rooms for Windows before version 7.1.0 allows an authenticated low-privileged user to elevate to higher privileges via local access, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CVSS 7.8). Zoom's own security team (security@zoom.us) reported the flaw, classified as improper privilege management. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade Zoom Rooms for Windows to version 7.1.0 or later, which resolves the improper privilege management issue per Zoom security bulletin ZSB-26011 (https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-26011). No official workaround is published; because exploitation requires local authenticated access, interim compensating controls include restricting interactive and local logon rights on Zoom Rooms Windows hosts to only trusted service/room accounts, enforcing least privilege so standard users cannot run arbitrary local tooling, and monitoring for unexpected privilege changes or new local admin activity on these machines - with the trade-off that these controls reduce but do not eliminate risk and may complicate legitimate room-management workflows until the update is applied.

Affected VersionsENISA

Zoom Rooms 0 <7.1.0

Affected Packages

euvd zoom_rooms fix: 7.1.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Zoom Rooms is Zoom's conference-room software/appliance client that runs on Windows to drive meeting-room hardware (displays, controllers, cameras). The vendor tags this as improper privilege management, and NVD assigns CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation); the mismatch between the tag and the CWE suggests the root cause is likely a privilege-management weakness in a local Windows component (e.g., a service, installer, updater, or IPC surface running at elevated privilege) that fails to properly validate or restrict what a lower-privileged local user can do. Because the CVSS vector is AV:L/PR:L, the affected interface is reachable only by a user who already has a local, authenticated session on the host.

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Severity by source

Vendor (zoom) PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.8 HIGH

Local privilege escalation by an already-authenticated low-privileged user (AV:L, PR:L, AC:L) yielding full host compromise (C:H/I:H/A:H) with no user interaction and no scope change.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (zoom).

CVSS VectorVendor: zoom

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Jul 16, 2026 - 23:03 EUVD
CVE Published
Jul 16, 2026 - 21:17 cve.org
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper Privilege Management in Zoom Rooms for Windows before version 7.1.0 may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in Zoom Rooms for Windows (CVE-2026-53409) allows authenticated local users to elevate from low-privileged accounts to higher privileges, creating risk to meeting room infrastructure confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Organizations with Zoom Rooms deployments running versions before 7.1.0 face operational risk to business continuity and communication security. No vendor patch is currently available, requiring immediate compensating controls.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) restrict interactive logon and administrative access to Zoom Rooms devices to only authorized personnel with documented business justification; (2) disable unnecessary local user accounts and enforce strong password policies on all remaining local accounts; (3) implement network segmentation and firewall rules isolating Zoom Rooms from production environments; (4) deploy endpoint detection and response (EDR) monitoring for privilege escalation attempts and anomalous process execution with elevated privileges; (5) configure Windows Security Log alerting for Event IDs 4673/4674 (failed privilege escalations), unexpected service starts, and repeated authentication failures.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 95% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
widely used enterprise conferencing client but limited to dedicated room systems
Social Media
5
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +39
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.

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