Remote code execution in Zscaler Client Connector
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities on affected versions of Zscaler Client Connector allow remote code execution, giving an unauthenticated, unprivileged user the ability to execute arbitrary code in the ZCC context.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zscaler | Client Connector | before Windows: 4.6.0.457, 4.7.0.317, 4.8.0.232, 4.9.0.372; before MacOS: 4.5.2.312, 4.7.0.292, 4.8.0.191; before Linux: 3.7.2.64, 4.2.1.64; before Android: 4.2; before ChromeOS: 4.2; before iOS: 4.5.1 | Windows: 4.6.0.457, 4.7.0.317, 4.8.0.232, 4.9.0.372, MacOS: 4.5.2.312, 4.7.0.292, 4.8.0.191, Linux: 3.7.2.64, 4.2.1.64, Android: 4.2, ChromeOS: 4.2, iOS: 4.5.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Client Connector VendorZscaler Affected before Windows: 4.6.0.457, 4.7.0.317, 4.8.0.232, 4.9.0.372; before MacOS: 4.5.2.312, 4.7.0.292, 4.8.0.191; before Linux: 3.7.2.64, 4.2.1.64; before Android: 4.2; before ChromeOS: 4.2; before iOS: 4.5.1 Fixed in Windows: 4.6.0.457, 4.7.0.317, 4.8.0.232, 4.9.0.372, MacOS: 4.5.2.312, 4.7.0.292, 4.8.0.191, Linux: 3.7.2.64, 4.2.1.64, Android: 4.2, ChromeOS: 4.2, iOS: 4.5.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Client Connector (Zscaler) Fixed in Windows: 4.6.0.457, 4.7.0.317, 4.8.0.232, 4.9.0.372, MacOS: 4.5.2.312, 4.7.0.292, 4.8.0.191, Linux: 3.7.2.64, 4.2.1.64, Android: 4.2, ChromeOS: 4.2, iOS: 4.5.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Zscaler Client Connector Android: 4.2, ChromeOS: 4.2 and 4 more versions
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-42526 Authentication bypass between ZCC and client connector portalPriority MEDIUM 48
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-59568
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m6h7-qfgx-p2gj
- 2026-10-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Zscaler vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-22133 Inappropriate file type control in Zscaler Proxy versions 3.6.1.25 and prior allows local… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2026-42526 Authentication bypass between ZCC and client connector portal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- 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-2025-34691 SAML 2.0 Public Key Validation Issue CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-15526 Insecure MacOS code sign check fallback CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-59568 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-59568 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m6h7-qfgx-p2gj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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