Patch & vulnerability status
Skype
Skype 16.31.0.11
Latest tracked version 16.31.0.11. Release status, tracked CVEs, and automated cross-platform patching for Skype.
| Platform | Latest version | CVEs tracked | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac | 16.31.0.11 | 8 | 2025-09-23 |
| Windows | 15.128.207.0 | 8 | 2025-05-16 |
Known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in Skype
Lavawall tracks 8 published CVEs affecting Skype, and deploys the versions that fix them automatically across your fleet.
| CVE | Published | Severity | Details | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-24003 | 2021-01-11 16:15:15 | LOW (3) | Microsoft Skype through 8.59.0.77 on macOS has the disable-library-validation entitlement, which allows a local process (with the user's privileges) to obtain unprompted microphone and camera access by loading a crafted library and thereby inheriting Skype Client's microphone and camera access. | LOCAL |
| CVE-2019-0932 | 2019-05-16 19:29:04 | MEDIUM (4) | An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Skype for Android, aka 'Skype for Android Information Disclosure Vulnerability'. | NETWORK |
| CVE-2019-0622 | 2019-01-08 21:29:02 | LOW (2) | An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Skype for Andriod fails to properly handle specific authentication requests, aka "Skype for Android Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Skype 8.35. | LOCAL |
| CVE-2018-0595 | 2018-06-26 14:29:01 | MEDIUM (7) | Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Skype for Windows allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory. | NETWORK |
| CVE-2018-0594 | 2018-06-26 14:29:01 | MEDIUM (7) | Untrusted search path vulnerability in Skype for Windows allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory. | NETWORK |
| CVE-2017-9948 | 2017-06-26 14:29:00 | MEDIUM (7) | A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Skype 7.2, 7.35, and 7.36 before 7.37, involving MSFTEDIT.DLL mishandling of remote RDP clipboard content within the message box. | NETWORK |
| CVE-2017-6517 | 2017-03-23 20:59:01 | HIGH (10) | Microsoft Skype 7.16.0.102 contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system. This vulnerability exists due to the way .dll files are loaded by Skype. It allows an attacker to load a .dll of the attacker's choosing that could execute arbitrary code without the user's knowledge.The specific flaw exists within the handling of DLL (api-ms-win-core-winrt-string-l1-1-0.dll) loading by the Skype.exe process. | NETWORK |
| CVE-2016-5720 | 2017-01-23 21:59:02 | HIGH (7) | Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Microsoft Skype allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) msi.dll, (2) dpapi.dll, or (3) cryptui.dll that is located in the current working directory. | LOCAL |
Why keeping Skype patched matters
Unpatched third-party applications are one of the most common ways attackers get in: 57% of breached MSP clients and 32% of ransomware cases trace back to a missing patch. Every Skype release that fixes a security bug is public, so attackers see it too, and an out-of-date install becomes a documented way in. Tracking the installed version on every machine and closing the gap quickly is what turns a disclosed CVE into a non-event.
How Lavawall® patches Skype
Lavawall® watches Skype releases and CVEs continuously, ranks each update by risk, and deploys it across your whole fleet, Windows, macOS, and Linux, from a single agent, independently of your RMM. You get one place to see which machines are behind on Skype, one policy to bring them current, and timestamped evidence for audits.
Frequently asked questions
Lavawall tracks Skype at version 16.31.0.11 (last checked 2025-09-23). New releases are monitored continuously and can be deployed automatically across your fleet.
Lavawall tracks 8 CVEs for Skype and remediates them automatically as part of patching.
Deploy the Lavawall® agent and Skype updates are applied automatically across Windows, macOS, and Linux, risk-ranked and reported, independently of your RMM.
Lavawall® monitors releases and CVEs for Skype through public information and proprietary statistical analysis, and can patch it automatically across your fleet.