Security · High impactFan score 43 · Tier B
Critical Zoom Workplace Flaw Could Allow Unauthenticated Remote Privilege Escalation
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The Brief
- Zoom released software updates for two security flaws affecting Zoom Workplace for Windows.
- One flaw is rated critical and could allow privilege escalation on affected systems.
- The critical flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-108186 with a CVSS score of 9.6.
Why it matters
Developers and IT teams running Zoom Workplace for Windows should update, since the critical flaw could let an attacker gain higher privileges on affected machines.
Who’s affected
- Zoom Workplace for Windows users
What to do
- Install the latest Zoom Workplace for Windows update that Zoom has released.
- CVE-2026-108186
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Zoom has released software updates to address two security flaws impacting Zoom Workplace for Windows, including a critical bug that could result in privilege escalation on affected systems. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2026-108186 (CVSS score: 9.6) - An improper…