Leitschuh said this allowed Zoom to reinstall the app without requiring any user interaction. The video conferencing giant took flack from users following a public vulnerability disclosure on Monday by Jonathan Leitschuh, in which he described how “any website forcibly join a user to a Zoom call, with their video camera activated, without the user’s permission.” The undocumented web server remained installed even if a user uninstalled Zoom. The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant told TechCrunch that the update - now released - removes the hidden web server, which Zoom quietly installed on users’ Macs when they installed the app.Īpple said the update does not require any user interaction and is deployed automatically. Click the button for Chrome or Firefox and follow the instructions.Apple has released a silent update for Mac users removing a vulnerable component in Zoom, the popular video conferencing app, which allowed websites to automatically add a user to a video call without their permission.Scroll down the page until you see "Zoom Extension for Browsers".Follow the normal steps to install a new application on your Android tablet or phone.Search for “Zoom Cloud Meetings” in Google Play ( Note: searches for “zoom” return many apps not affiliated with ).Click here or go to the Google Play Store.To install the Zoom Android Tablet / Phone App: Follow the normal steps to install a new application on your iPad or iPhone.Search for “Zoom Cloud Meetings” in the App Store ( Note: searches for “zoom” return many apps not affiliated with ).Click here or to the Apple App Store on your device.
Click the Download button under Zoom Client for Meetings.Installing from this source will provide you with the latest available version and the default client settings. To install the Zoom Client on Your PC/Mac: Additionally, there are also optional extensions to Chrome and Firefox browsers and apps available on iOS and Android tablets and smartphones. Any faculty, staff, or student with a Zoom account can install the Zoom client on their personal and institutional computers. Zoom must be downloaded as a program on your personal computer ( Note: lectern PCs already include the software), and the process is the same for both Windows and Apple machines.