Technology · 15 July 2026

Zoom Windows apps have critical security flaw allowing account takeover

A serious security flaw in Zoom's Windows desktop, VDI, and Meeting SDK clients could let an unauthorised person take over user accounts. Zoom has released updates to fix this issue, urging users to download the latest versions to stay safe. The company's own offensive security team found the vulnerability and warned users.

By BriefTea Editorial · 15 July 2026 at 21:40

Reported by zoom.com · How we write briefs

Get the app

More briefs

PoliticsBurnham to end indefinite jail terms by parliament's end BusinessEngland's free bus pass age will rise to 67 by April 2028 EntertainmentAnne Hathaway joins Tom Cruise in Days of Thunder sequel out 2028 WorldArizona desert deaths of 19 migrants last month hit a two-year record GeneralCatholic Church forced adoptions continued into the 1980s SportsCollege football player MicahJo Barnett dies after sideline emergency Browse all stories →