Zoom Rooms: Protection Mechanism Failure
CVE-2025-67460 is a high-severity protection mechanism failure vulnerability in Zoom Rooms from Zoom Communications, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists version 6.6.0 as the first without the flaw, so updating Zoom Rooms to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Zoom Rooms to 6.6.0 or a later version.
- Update Rooms to 6.6.0 or a later version.
- Read the advisory on zoom.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoom Communications | Zoom Rooms | before 6.6.0 | 6.6.0 |
| Zoom | Rooms | before 6.6.0 | 6.6.0 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (zoom.us).
Official description
Protection Mechanism Failure of Software Downgrade in Zoom Rooms for Windows before 6.6.0 may allow an unauthenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via local access.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Protection Mechanism Failure
The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other vulnerabilities in Zoom Rooms
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
Recent Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerabilities
- 7.1 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 8.6 High severity
- 7.3 High severity
- 8.2 High severity
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