🛡️ CVE-2023-36534 — zoom

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
• Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
• Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Integrity impact: None.
• Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

CVE-2023-36534 is classified as CWE-22: Path Traversal. A file path built from user input is not confined to the intended directory, letting an attacker reach files elsewhere on the filesystem.

Affected software

CVE-2023-36534 is recorded against 1 package.

• zoom (fixed in 5.14.7)

Timeline and source

Published on 8 August 2023 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

explore.zoom.us
explore.zoom.us

Other advisories for this package

zoom has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CVE-2026-0998 (4.3 Medium, published 16 Feb 2026)
• CVE-2026-0997 (4.3 Medium, published 16 Feb 2026)
• CVE-2025-49463 (6.5 Medium, published 10 Jul 2025)
• CVE-2025-49462 (3.5 Low, published 10 Jul 2025)
• CVE-2025-46789 (6.5 Medium, published 10 Jul 2025)
• CVE-2025-49464 (6.5 Medium, published 10 Jul 2025)
• CVE-2024-27247 (5.5 Medium, published 9 Apr 2024)
• CVE-2024-24694 (5.9 Medium, published 9 Apr 2024)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-22: Path Traversal) in other software:

• CVE-2016-1000305 (published 31 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-47951 (5.7 Medium, published 13 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-39210 (5.0 Medium, published 12 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-52288 (8.0 High, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-41057 (2.0 Low, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-0241 (6.5 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2022-4510 (8.0 High, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2023-51232 (7.5 High, published 7 Jul 2026)

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