{"id":26492,"date":"2025-12-16T14:03:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/zoom-security-issue-indian-govt-raises-important-warning-for-users-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T14:03:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:03:49","slug":"zoom-security-issue-indian-govt-raises-important-warning-for-users-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/zoom-security-issue-indian-govt-raises-important-warning-for-users-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoom Security Issue: Indian Govt Raises Important Warning For Users | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9772021\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">December 16, 2025, 08:26 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9772021\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-2764596469 asubttl-schema\">Zoom security risk issued by the Indian government talks about a popular feature that is available on Windows and Mac.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-2764596469\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-2764596469 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Zoom is facing another security risk issue and the government is warning them\" title=\"Zoom is facing another security risk issue and the government is warning them\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-2764596469\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Zoom is facing another security risk issue and the government is warning them<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">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. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><strong>Zoom Security Risk: What You Should Know<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The latest security risk alert regarding Zoom Rooms from CERT-In says, \u201cmultiple 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.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The latest Zoom security issue affects the following products:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Zoom Rooms for Windows before version 6.6.0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Zoom Rooms for macOS before version 6.6.0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Zoom isn\u2019t 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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Chrome users on both Edge and Google\u2019s 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. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3 midgprfd\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3 midgprfdbtn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/google-color.svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" alt=\"\" class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3\"\/><span class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3\">Click here to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-2764596469 atbtlink Location\"><span>Location :<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Delhi, India, India<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-2764596469 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>December 16, 2025, 08:26 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-2764596469 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Zoom Security Issue: Indian Govt Raises Important Warning For Users<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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