Multiple Arbitrary Creates/Overwrites by link following
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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
An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on Mac allows a system file to be overwritten.This issue affects Zscaler Client Connector on Mac : before 3.7.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Client Connector (Zscaler) Fixed in 3.7
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Zscaler Client Connector 3.7
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-22354 Windows ZCC Upgrade DoS And Privilege Escalation Through RPC ControlPriority LOW 33
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-23459
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9gh8-72qr-qfc7
References
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-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
- TI-2023-13314 Linux ZCC allows unsigned updates, allowing elevated Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2024-23459 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-23459 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9gh8-72qr-qfc7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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