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CVE-2021-34409 Details

Description

It was discovered that the installation packages of the Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS (Standard and for IT Admin) installation before version 5.2.0, Zoom Client Plugin for Sharing iPhone/iPad before version 5.2.0, and Zoom Rooms for Conference before version 5.1.0, copy pre- and post- installation shell scripts to a user-writable directory. In the affected products listed below, a malicious actor with local access to a user's machine could use this flaw to potentially run arbitrary system commands in a higher privileged context during the installation process.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin CVEVendor Advisory
https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
zoom meetings
< 5.2.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meetings:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
zoom rooms
< 5.1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
zoom screen sharing
< 5.2.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:zoom:screen_sharing:*:*:*:*:*:ipados:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:zoom:screen_sharing:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-34409
NVD Published Date:
Sep 27, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-34409 Details - Not Deferred