# CVE-2024-45418: Zoom Apps for macOS - Symbolic Link Following

> CVE-2024-45418: Zoom Apps for macOS - Symbolic Link Following. CVSS 5.4 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-45418
Last updated: 2026-06-17T07:54:10Z

- Published: 2025-02-25 19:52 UTC · Updated: 2026-06-17 07:54 UTC · Assigner: Zoom
- CVSS: 5.4 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS: 0.48%, 41th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-61

## Description

Symlink following in the installer for some Zoom apps for macOS before version 6.1.5 may allow an authenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access.

## Affected vendors and products

- Zoom Communications, Inc: Zoom Apps for macOS

## Tracked companies

- [Zoom](https://rewindex.com/company/zoom.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45418)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45418)
- [https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-24040/](https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-24040/)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-45418 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-45418.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2024-45418 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:17:06.409Z