CVE-2024-23463 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Anti-tampering protection of the Zscaler Client Connector can be bypassed under certain conditions when running the Repair App functionality. This affects Zscaler Client Connector on Windows prior to 4.2.1

Published: 2024-04-30

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

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	< 4.2.1

Configuration 1 [-]

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

No data.

Vendor	Product	Confidence	Versions
Zscaler	Client Connector	—	—

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-20961	Anti-tampering protection of the Zscaler Client Connector can be bypassed under certain conditions when running the Repair App functionality. This affects Zscaler Client Connector on Windows prior to 4.2.1

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

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 0.00096.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://help.zscaler.com/client-connector/client-connector-app-release-summary-2023

History

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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

Subscriptions

Zscaler Client Connector

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Zscaler

Published: 2024-04-30T16:17:53.710Z

Updated: 2024-08-29T19:20:46.517Z

Reserved: 2024-01-17T15:15:47.222Z

Link: CVE-2024-23463

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:06:24.272Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-30T17:15:46.383

Modified: 2026-03-02T19:37:01.117

Link: CVE-2024-23463

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T15:42:34Z

Weaknesses

CWE-367

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