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Zoom users, both personal and business accounts should be worried about the alert and update the version right away.
Zoom running on Windows/mac and Android affected by the risk
Zoom users have got a major security risk warning from the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In with a high severity rating which is a big concern. Zoom is widely popular among consumers and businesses for video meetings and other activities supported by the platform, so any security risk will pose issues for people using it for their businesses and personal use.
Zoom Security Warning: What We Know
The latest security risk alert from CERT-In this week says, “Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Zoom products due to Improper input validation, Buffer overflow, Symlink following & uncontrolled resource consumption in macOS installers and uncontrolled resource consumption.”
The security risk has been mentioned for Zoom on a wide range of platforms, which includes Windows, macOS, Android and the iOS app as well. Here’s the list of the Zoom version that is affected by the issue:
– Zoom Workplace App for macOS, iOS, Windows, Linux & Android before version 6.2.0
– Zoom Rooms Client for Windows, iPad & macOS before version 6.2.0
– Zoom Rooms Controller for Windows, macOS , Linux & Android before version 6.2.0
– Zoom Video SDK for macOS, iOS, Windows, Linux & Android before version 6.2.0
– Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS, iOS, Windows, Linux & Android before version 6.2.0
– Zoom Workplace VDI Client for Windows before version 6.1.12 (except 6.0.14)
– Zoom Workplace App for macOS before version 6.1.5
– Zoom Meeting SDK for macOS before version 6.1.5
– Zoom Video SDK for macOS before version 6.1.5
– Zoom Rooms App for macOS before version 6.1.5
The biggest issue with Zoom security risk is that hackers can easily exploit the issues and gain access to sensitive data which can be a nightmare for companies.
The versions mentioned here need to be quickly fixed using the latest security bulletin from Zoom with its update issued for the respective platforms. We suggest you to open Zoom on your desktop/mac or mobile device and click on the available software update for the platform right away.