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Zoom fixed three bugs that let anyone on a call take over your machine

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Zoom disclosed that a screen-sharing vulnerability allowed participants on a call to gain full control of other users’ devices, effectively taking over the machines. The company responded by patching three related bugs that enabled this remote-control capability, restoring normal security for screen-sharing sessions.
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