Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-39199

Zoom Meetings ≤ 5.16.0

Published
14 November 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 4.9
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0062 47th percentile
Risk Priority 40 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-39199 is a medium-severity Missing Cryptographic Step (CWE-325) vulnerability in Zoom Meetings. Its CVSS base score is 4.9 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Weaken Encryption (T1600); ranked at the 47th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Cryptographic issues with In-Meeting Chat for some Zoom clients may allow a privileged user to conduct an information disclosure via network access.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1600 Weaken Encryption Defense Impairment
Adversaries may compromise a network device’s encryption capability in order to bypass encryption that would otherwise protect data communications.
T1600.001 Reduce Key Space Defense Impairment
Adversaries may reduce the level of effort required to decrypt data transmitted over the network by reducing the cipher strength of encrypted communications.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-43582Same product: Zoom Meetings
CVE-2023-39206Same product: Zoom Meetings
CVE-2023-39204Same product: Zoom Meetings
CVE-2023-39218Same product: Zoom Rooms
CVE-2023-22880Same product: Zoom Rooms
CVE-2023-43588Same product: Zoom Meetings
CVE-2023-36535Same product: Zoom Rooms
CVE-2023-36532Same product: Zoom Rooms
CVE-2023-39205Same product: Zoom Meetings
CVE-2023-39213Same product: Zoom Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Affected Assets

zoom
meetings
≤ 5.16.0 · ≤ 5.16.0 · ≤ 5.16.0
zoom
rooms
≤ 5.16.0 · ≤ 5.16.0 · ≤ 5.16.0
zoom
virtual desktop infrastructure
≤ 5.14.13 · 5.15.0 — 5.15.11
zoom
zoom
≤ 5.16.0 · ≤ 5.16.0 · ≤ 5.16.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)
  • 14 hardening rules · 6 OS baselines
Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)

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 explicitly include correct cryptographic algorithm implementation and testing.

PR.DS-01 partial match
prevents

Proper encryption of data-at-rest requires all algorithm steps; omitting one directly weakens the control.

PR.DS-02 partial match
prevents

Proper encryption of data-in-transit requires all algorithm steps; omitting one directly weakens the control.

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.

finds

Security testing can detect incomplete crypto implementations but does not itself enforce correct algorithm steps.

degrades

Mandates correct use of cryptographic controls, directly preventing omission of required algorithm steps.

prevents

Secure SDLC processes reduce the likelihood of missing crypto steps but do not guarantee algorithm completeness.

prevents

Requires secure coding practices that would catch missing cryptographic steps during development.

Hardening callouts derived

Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).

Oracle Linux 8 (2 rules)
  • V-248524 OL 8 must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography for the following: To provision digital signatures, to generate cryptographic hashes, and to protect data requiring data-at-rest protections in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards. prevents CWE-325
  • V-248535 The OL 8 shadow password suite must be configured to use a sufficient number of hashing rounds. prevents CWE-325
Oracle Linux 9 (1 rule)
  • V-271454 OL 9 must enable FIPS mode. prevents CWE-325
RHEL 7 (1 rule)
  • V-204497 The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography for the following: to provision digital signatures, to generate cryptographic hashes, and to protect data requiring data-at-rest protections in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards. prevents CWE-325
RHEL 8 (1 rule)
  • V-230223 RHEL 8 must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography for the following: To provision digital signatures, to generate cryptographic hashes, and to protect data requiring data-at-rest protections in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards. prevents CWE-325
Ubuntu 22.04 (1 rule)
  • V-260650 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to protect classified information and for the following: To provision digital signatures, to generate cryptographic hashes, and to protect unclassified information requiring confidentiality and cryptographic protection in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards. prevents CWE-325
Ubuntu 24.04 (1 rule)
  • V-270744 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS must implement NIST FIPS-validated cryptography to protect classified information and for the following: To provision digital signatures, to generate cryptographic hashes, and to protect unclassified information requiring confidentiality and cryptographic protection in accordance with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, and standards. prevents CWE-325

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