CVE-2026-108186: Zoom Workplace Critical Privilege Escalation Flaw
Zoom Workplace
Zoom patched a critical improper input validation flaw in Zoom Workplace for Windows that allowed unauthenticated remote privilege escalation. The vendor released software updates to address the vulnerability.
why this severityCritical rating (CVSS 9.6) with a vendor fix available.
- CVSS
- 9.6
- EPSS
- <0.01 · top 65% · 2026-11-13
- fix status
- Patched
- affected
- Zoom Workplace for Windows
- fixed in
- Latest version
- first report
- 11 Nov 2026
- last update
- 11 Nov 2026
- CVE ids
What to do
Update to the latest Zoom Workplace version.
Timeline · 1
Sources · 1
News and write-ups
- 2026-11-11Critical Zoom Workplace Flaw Could Allow Unauthenticated Remote Privilege EscalationThe Hacker News · thehackernews.com/2026/11/critical-zoom-workplace-flaw-could.html
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Classification
- lane
- Patch now
- AI role
- No AI role
- categories
- General security
- severity
- 2 · Disclosed vulnerability
- fix status
- Patched
- targets
- Not applicable
- owasp llm top 10
- no entry for these categories
- mitre atlas
- no technique for these categories
- dates
- happened 11 Nov 2026 · first reported 11 Nov 2026
- origin
- News & research feeds
- record
- confidence 0.95 · created 2026-11-11 17:12Z · updated 2026-11-11 17:12Z
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# CVE-2026-108186: Zoom Workplace Critical Privilege Escalation Flaw https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2026-108186-zoom-workplace-critical-privilege-escalation · AIR-2026-1905 · live - Lane: Patch now - Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability): Critical rating (CVSS 9.6) with a vendor fix available. - Fix status: Patched - First reported: 2026-11-11 - AI role: No AI role - Products: Zoom Workplace - CVE ids: CVE-2026-108186 - CVSS: 9.6 ## Summary Zoom patched a critical improper input validation flaw in Zoom Workplace for Windows that allowed unauthenticated remote privilege escalation. The vendor released software updates to address the vulnerability. ## What to do Update to the latest Zoom Workplace version. ## Affected and fixed versions - Affected: Zoom Workplace for Windows - Fixed in: Latest version ## Latest updates - 2026-11-11: Critical Zoom Workplace Flaw Could Allow Unauthenticated Remote Privilege Escalation (https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/critical-zoom-workplace-flaw-could.html) ## Sources - 2026-11-11 The Hacker News: Critical Zoom Workplace Flaw Could Allow Unauthenticated Remote Privilege Escalation https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/critical-zoom-workplace-flaw-could.html Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.
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