CVE-2025-49457 | Zoom Clients for Windows - Untrusted Search Path

Untrusted search path in certain Zoom Clients for Windows may allow an unauthenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access

Published: 2025-08-12 Last update: 2025-09-08 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-49457 is rated Moderate Risk (60/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.40%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-49457

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-08 0.16% 0.40% +0.24%
2 2026-04-28 0.07% 0.16% +0.10%
3 2025-08-13 — 0.07% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-49457

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.6 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 6.0 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-49457

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-49457

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
zoom meeting_software_development_kit < 6.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:zoom:meeting_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
zoom rooms < 6.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
zoom rooms_controller < 6.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:zoom:rooms_controller:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
zoom workplace_desktop < 6.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
zoom workplace_virtual_desktop_infrastructure < 6.1.16 cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_virtual_desktop_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
zoom workplace_virtual_desktop_infrastructure >= 6.2.10, < 6.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:zoom:workplace_virtual_desktop_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

References for CVE-2025-49457

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