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The Zoom Installer Let a Researcher Hack His Way to Root Access on macOS

Accepted submission by upstart at 2022-08-13 16:37:41
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The Zoom installer let a researcher hack his way to root access on macOS [theverge.com]:

At Def Con 2022 in Las Vegas, macOS security researcher Patrick Wardle detailed a new privilege escalation attack exploiting weaknesses in the Zoom installer program.


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