For Zoom, the hits just keep on coming. The latest is the arrival of a long-mooted remote code execution (RCE) exploit that is said to be harboured in the controversial local web server which had ...

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Local web server will also reportedly reinstall Zoom if a user removes the application and joins a meeting.

The local web server is honestly the most concerning part, and it's not fixed," says Thomas Reed, a Mac research specialist at the security firm Malwarebytes.

The web server only responded to requests from the local computer, Zoom said. It argued that this was more convenient than having to confirm launching the Zoom client every time you wanted to get ...

Zoom has since confirmed that Tuesday night's patch will totally remove the local web server functionality. The company says that it is "stopping use" of this feature going forward.

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In a since-patched version of Zoom, this same vulnerability could also have been used to conduct denial of service attacks on someone through continuous pings to that local web server.

Apple on Wednesday pushed out an automatic update for Mac users that removes a local host server created by video conferencing app Zoom, protecting users against the threat of unwanted webcam access.