Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-28600

Zoom ≤ 5.14.0

Published
13 June 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 5.2
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0022 13th percentile
Risk Priority 38 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-28600 is a medium-severity Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions (CWE-378) vulnerability in Zoom Zoom. Its CVSS base score is 5.2 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked at the 13th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Zoom for MacOSclients prior to 5.14.0 contain an improper access control vulnerability. A malicious user may be able to delete/replace Zoom Client files potentially causing a loss of integrity and availability to the Zoom Client.

CWE(s)
CWE-378NVD-CWE-Other

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
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T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

zoom
zoom
≤ 5.14.0

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require proper temporary-file creation and permission handling.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.28 Secure coding mostly match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly prohibit insecure temporary file creation and permissions.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect insecure temporary files but does not prevent their creation.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC mandates secure handling of temporary files and permissions.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements include secure creation and permissioning of temporary files.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles require least-privilege file creation and access controls.

A.8.3 Information access restriction partial match
prevents

Information access restriction can limit exposure but does not address file creation itself.

References