CVE-2023-28796: IPC Bypass Through PLT Section in ELF

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-10-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on Linux allows Code Injection. This issue affects Zscaler Client Connector for Linux: before 1.3.1.6.

Affected products

Zscaler Client Connector: before 1.3.1.6 — fixed in 1.3.1.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Zscaler Client Connector 1.3.1.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://help.zscaler.com/client-connector/client-connector-app-release-summary-2022?applicable_category=Linux&applicable_version=1.3.1&deployment_date=2022-09-19
https://help.zscaler.com/client-connector/client-connector-app-release-summary-2022?applicable_category=Linux&applicable_version=1.3.1&deployment_date=2022-09-19

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