CVE-2026-53409 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2026-07-16

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Zoom Communications

Zoom Rooms

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 7.1.0

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00151.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-26011

History

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Weaknesses		CWE-20
References		https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-26011
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Zoom

Published: 2026-07-16T21:08:12.379Z

Updated: 2026-07-17T13:20:11.431Z

Reserved: 2026-06-09T10:12:34.854Z

Link: CVE-2026-53409

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-17T13:20:08.012Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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