Zoom warns of critical account takeover vulnerability

Zoom has issued security updates to fix a critical vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated attackers to take over user accounts. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-53412 with a severity score of 9.8, impacts several Windows-based products including older versions of Zoom Workplace, the VDI Client, and the Meeting SDK. Users are advised to update their software immediately to prevent potential exploitation. In addition to this high-profile issue, the latest patches also resolve three other high-severity flaws related to privilege escalation.