Zoom Video Communications, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

User-writable pre and post-install scripts unpacked during the Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS installation before version 5.2.0 allow for privilege escalation to root.

It was discovered that the installation packages of the Zoom Client for Meetings for MacOS (Standard and for IT Admin) installation before version 5.2.0, Zoom Client Plugin for Sharing iPhone/iPad before version 5.2.0, and Zoom Rooms for Conference before version 5.1.0, copy pre- and post- installation shell scripts to a user-writable directory. In the affected products listed below, a malicious actor with local access to a user's machine could use this flaw to potentially run arbitrary system commands in a higher privileged context during the installation process.

https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin [No Types Assigned]

https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/ [Vendor Advisory]