CVE-2024-23483: Local Privilege Escalation via lack of input validation

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-08-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on MacOS allows OS Command Injection. This issue affects Zscaler Client Connector on MacOS <4.2.

Affected products

Zscaler Client Connector: before 4.2 — fixed in 4.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Zscaler Client Connector 4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://help.zscaler.com/client-connector/client-connector-app-release-summary-2023?applicable_category=macos&applicable_version=4.2

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