CVE-2020-11469

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—

7.8

Zoom Client for Meetings through 4.6.8 on macOS copies runwithroot to a user-writable temporary directory during installation, which allows a local process (with the user's privileges) to obtain root access by replacing runwithroot.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 33.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 1, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

cve@mitrehttps://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/01/a-message-to-our-users/
cve@mitrehttps://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x56.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/01/a-message-to-our-users/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x56.html

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 05:39 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-27 05:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 01:16 UTCOSV refresh

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-11469?

CVE-2020-11469 is a high vulnerability published on April 1, 2020. Zoom Client for Meetings through 4.6.8 on macOS copies runwithroot to a user-writable temporary directory during installation, which allows a local process (with the user's privileges) to obtain root access by replacing runwithroot.

When was CVE-2020-11469 disclosed?

CVE-2020-11469 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 1, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-11469 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-11469 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 33.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-11469?

CVE-2020-11469 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2020-11469?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-11469, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2020-11469

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