A time-of-check to time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the installation and uninstallation process of certain Zoom Clients for Windows could allow an authenticated local user to escalate privileges.
https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/zoom-patches-critical-windows-flaw-that.html
https://securityaffairs.com/195454/security/zoom-fixes-cve-2026-53412-a-critical-account-takeover-bug.html
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zoom-warns-of-critical-account-takeover-vulnerability/
https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-26012
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2026-07-16
Updated: 2026-07-17
Base Score: 6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00093