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CVE detail

CVE-2025-49457

Untrusted search path in certain Zoom Clients for Windows may allow an unauthenticated user to conduct an escalation of privilege via network access

CVSS 9.6 · CriticalBuzz score 20.4

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 20.4

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
13.9
3 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
6.5
2 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
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Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
3 source links · newest first
  • Zoom fixed critical Node Multimedia Routers flawSecurity Affairs

    Zoom addressed a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-22844, that could result in remote code execution. Cloud-based video conferencing and online collaboration platform Zoom released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities, including command injection, tracked as CVE-2026-22844 (CVSS score of 9.9), in Zoom Node Multimedia Routers (MMRs) that could result in remote code execution. “A […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJan 21, 2026, 6:33 PM
  • Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Canada’s House of Commons hacked, Russia behind court system attack, Pennsylvania AG targeted in cyberattack.

    newswww.securityweek.comAug 15, 2025, 12:32 PM
  • Zoom fixed a critical Windows client flaw (CVE-2025-49457, CVSS 9.6) involving an untrusted search path that could enable privilege escalation. Cloud-based video conferencing and online collaboration platform Zoom addressed a critical security flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-49457 (CVSS score of 9.6) in Zoom Clients for Windows. An unauthenticated user can exploit the vulnerability to conduct an […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comAug 14, 2025, 8:22 AM

Exploit code

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