The Zscaler Client Connector prior to 3.1.0 did not sufficiently validate RPC clients…
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Zscaler Client Connector prior to 3.1.0 did not sufficiently validate RPC clients, which allows a local adversary to execute code with system privileges or perform limited actions for which they did not have privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00444 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Zscaler Client Connector for Windows: 3.1.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Zscaler Client Connector for Windows | before 3.1.0 | 3.1.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Zscaler Client Connector for Windows Vendor— Affected before 3.1.0 Fixed in 3.1.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Zscaler Client Connector for Windows Fixed in 3.1.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-11635
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6xqj-rg38-r6rr
References
Advisory 1
More Zscaler Client Connector vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-09334 The Zscaler Client Connector for Windows prior to 2.1.2.74 had a stack based buffer… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-15528 Local Privilege Escalation via lack of input validation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-15526 Insecure MacOS code sign check fallback CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-15505 Multiple Arbitrary Creates/Overwrites by link following CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-13308 Out-of-bounds write to heap in pacparser CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-13315 ZCC on Linux privilege escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-11635 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-11635 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6xqj-rg38-r6rr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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