Zoom users in India have been warned of a new security issue which concerns the Zoom Rooms feature on Windows and macOS devices. The 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 Risk: What You Should Know
The latest security risk alert regarding Zoom Rooms from CERT-In says, “multiple vulnerabilities exist in Zoom products due to external control of file name or path and Protection Mechanism Failure of software-downgrade in the affected applications.”
The threat alert comes with a high-severity rating and the risks are serious enough that can be targeted at any business or an individual using Zoom for their work or personal use. They can even use the vulnerabilities to bypass the security of the device and access sensitive information, the agency warns.
The latest Zoom security issue affects the following products:
- Zoom Rooms for Windows before version 6.6.0
- Zoom Rooms for macOS before version 6.6.0
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 and click on the available software update for the platform right away.
Zoom isn’t the only platform to face big security issues in recent weeks. Both Apple and Google have issued their respective updates that fixes major vulnerabilities across billions of devices. These components are highly sophisticated but the company has clearly spotted something wrong that can become a problem for anybody using the browser and targeted by the hackers.
Chrome users on both Edge and Google’s browser were also affected by a major risk which could allow a remote hacker to exploit the issues and manipulate the user with a specially crafted website to infect their device.
