CVE-2023-41971 (GCVE-0-2023-41971)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-02 13:11 – Updated: 2024-08-06 17:51
VLAI
Title
Windows ZCC Upgrade DoS And Privilege Escalation Through RPC Control
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Zscaler Client Connector Affected: 0 , < 3.7 (custom)
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zscaler client_connector Affected: 0 , < 3.7 (custom)
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Credits
LMCO Red Team
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