Critical Zoom Workplace Flaw Could Allow Unauthenticated Remote Privilege Escalation
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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 input validation vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via
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- AttackPrivilege escalationGoing from limited access to more powerful access, such as from a normal user to administrator.
- ConceptCVSS · Common Vulnerability Scoring SystemA 0–10 score for how severe a vulnerability is in theory.
- ConceptCVE · Common Vulnerabilities and ExposuresThe public ID system for vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2026-12345, so everyone means the same bug.
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