Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain on-path network position
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DeliveryIntercept TLS for My Notes feature
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ExploitPresent forged certificate
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ExecutionImproper validation accepts it
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ImpactDecrypt and exfiltrate disclosed data
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V12 - Secure Communication Certificate validation
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to hold a man-in-the-middle / on-path position on the network carrying the Zoom client's My Notes feature traffic (e.g., shared or public Wi-Fi, a compromised gateway, or DNS/ARP spoofing) so that a fraudulent certificate can be presented to the client. The improper certificate validation in the My Notes feature is the exploited weakness. Limiting factors: the on-path prerequisite is non-trivial (reflected as AC:H), exploitation is confined to the specific My Notes feature rather than all client traffic, and only confidentiality (data disclosure) is clearly implicated by the description; no authentication or user interaction is needed once the attacker is positioned. |
| Impact | This is a genuine but conditional threat rather than a drop-everything emergency. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N) describes a network, unauthenticated flaw with HIGH attack complexity - the AC:H is the decisive signal: improper certificate validation (CWE-295) almost always requires the attacker to already occupy a privileged network position (man-in-the-middle / on-path) to present and have accepted a forged or substituted certificate. No EPSS score, SSVC decision, KEV listing, or POC indicator was supplied in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. The 7.4 score is driven by HIGH confidentiality and integrity impact, but the real-world probability is tempered by the on-path prerequisite. Note a conflict to verify with the vendor: the input CVSS marks I:H, yet the description characterizes the issue strictly as information disclosure, which would normally imply confidentiality impact only - the integrity rating appears inconsistent with the stated effect and should be confirmed against Zoom bulletin ZSB-26022. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker on the same network path as a victim (e.g., shared/public Wi-Fi, compromised router, or rogue access point) intercepts the TLS connection used by the Zoom client's My Notes feature and presents a fraudulent certificate that the client fails to properly validate. Because validation is improper, the client trusts the malicious endpoint and the attacker can read sensitive data transmitted by the feature. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and success depends on the attacker first achieving an on-path position. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026
Information disclosure in certain Zoom Clients' My Notes feature allows an on-path attacker who presents a fraudulent certificate to obtain feature-related data because the client fails to validate certificates properly. The vulnerability is remotely reachable without authentication or user interaction (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N), but exploitability is constrained by the requirement to hold a man-in-the-middle position on the network path, and the independent assessment limits impact to confidentiality. No public exploit or confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV) was identified, and no EPSS score was supplied at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Patch available per vendor advisory: apply the fixed Zoom Client version referenced in Zoom security bulletin ZSB-26022 (https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-26022); the supplied data does not specify an exact patched version, so verify the fixed release in that advisory rather than assuming a version number. Until patched clients are deployed, avoid using My Notes on untrusted or public networks and require managed VPN or trusted enterprise network paths where certificate validation can be anchored to trusted roots, at the cost of added latency and reduced functionality if My Notes is blocked. Network operators should also monitor for certificate anomalies and DNS/ARP spoofing on client network segments, recognizing that these detection controls are compensating measures and not a substitute for the vendor fix.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The root cause is CWE-295, Improper Certificate Validation. In the My Notes feature of certain Zoom Clients, the client is expected to validate the server certificate chain and hostname for the TLS connection carrying My Notes traffic. If that validation is missing or accepts untrusted certificates, an on-path attacker on shared Wi-Fi, a compromised gateway, or a network using DNS/ARP spoofing can impersonate the endpoint, terminate TLS, and read the exchanged data. The affected product is captured by CPE cpe:2.3:a:zoom_communications:zoom_clients:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* with no specific version range in the supplied data. The independent assessment vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N; the high attack complexity reflects the man-in-the-middle prerequisite, and only confidentiality is assessed as impacted.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Network on-path requirement drives AV:N with AC:H; no auth or interaction (PR:N/UI:N); description is information disclosure only, so C:H with I:N and A:N.
Primary rating from Vendor (Zoom).
CVSS VectorVendor: Zoom
DescriptionCVE.org
Improper certificate validation in the My Notes feature of certain Zoom Clients may allow an unauthenticated user to conduct an information disclosure via network access.
Executive ViewAI
Zoom Clients' My Notes feature contains a certificate validation flaw that could allow an on-path attacker to disclose feature-related data. This affects organizations using Zoom clients with My Notes enabled, potentially exposing sensitive note content if an attacker gains a man-in-the-middle position. While no active exploitation has been observed, the lack of a patch and the confidentiality impact warrant management attention to assess exposure and implement interim controls.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: enforce TLS inspection and certificate validation at network boundaries, restrict Zoom client use on untrusted networks, disable My Notes feature if not essential, and monitor for anomalous certificate warnings.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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