CVE-2025-49456 (GCVE-0-2025-49456)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-12 22:52 – Updated: 2025-08-13 13:24
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Zoom Clients for Windows- Race Condition
Summary
Race condition in the installer for certain Zoom Clients for Windows may allow an unauthenticated user to impact application integrity via local access.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-13 13:23 UTC
CWE
- CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoom Communications Inc | Zoom Clients for Windows |
Affected:
see references
|
guessed |
Date Public
2025-08-12 12:01
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