# Zoom Fixes Critical Windows Vulnerability Allowing Privilege Escalation

Source: [Security Affairs](https://securityaffairs.com/202911/security/zoom-fixes-critical-windows-vulnerability-allowing-privilege-escalation.html) · 2026-11-12 · Security
Page: https://themorning.dev/story/zoom-fixes-critical-windows-vulnerability-allowing-privilege-escalation-c21e94cd46f9e2f1
Kind: security · Impact: high

## In brief

- Zoom released security updates fixing two vulnerabilities in Zoom Workplace for Windows.
- One of the flaws is rated critical and could let attackers gain higher privileges.
- Per the Security Affairs summary, the critical bug could be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers.

## Why it matters

Organisations running Zoom Workplace on Windows should update, since a critical remote privilege escalation flaw affects endpoints where the client is installed.

## What to do

- Update Zoom Workplace for Windows to the patched version released by Zoom.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-12: Security Affairs reports that Zoom has released security updates fixing the two Windows Workplace flaws

## Coverage

- [Zoom Fixes Critical Windows Vulnerability Allowing Privilege Escalation](https://securityaffairs.com/202911/security/zoom-fixes-critical-windows-vulnerability-allowing-privilege-escalation.html) — Security Affairs, 2026-11-12

Tags: zoom, windows, vulnerability, privilege-escalation, patch

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