Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-43586

High

Published: 13 December 2023

Published
13 December 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0008 22.9th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-43586 is a high-severity Untrusted Search Path (CWE-426) vulnerability in Zoom Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 22.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Path traversal in Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, Zoom VDI Client for Windows, and Zoom SDKs for Windows may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access.

CWE(s)
CWE-426CWE-22

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

zoom
meeting software development kit
≤ 5.16.5
zoom
video software development kit
≤ 5.16.5
zoom
virtual desktop infrastructure
≤ 5.14.14 · 5.15.0 — 5.15.12
zoom
zoom
≤ 5.16.5

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

References