CVE-2023-41971 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on Windows allows a system file to be overwritten.This issue affects Client Connector on Windows: before 3.7.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00055.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Zscaler

Client Connector

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.7

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zscaler:client_connector:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

No data.

Vendor	Product	Confidence	Versions
Zscaler	Client Connector	—	—

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-46430	An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on Windows allows a system file to be overwritten.This issue affects Client Connector on Windows: before 3.7.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://help.zscaler.com/zscaler-client-connector/client-connector-app-release-summary-2021??applicable_category=windows&applicable_version=3.7

History

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:zscaler:client_connector::::::windows::*

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Zscaler

Published: 2024-05-02T13:11:07.860Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:51:01.988Z

Reserved: 2023-09-06T17:14:12.958Z

Link: CVE-2023-41971

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T19:09:49.420Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-02T13:23:06.180

Modified: 2026-03-02T19:14:52.770

Link: CVE-2023-41971

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T23:06:37Z

Weaknesses

CWE-59

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