CVE-2024-23456 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Anti-tampering can be disabled under certain conditions without signature validation. This affects Zscaler Client Connector <4.2.0.190 with anti-tampering enabled.

Published: 2024-08-06

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Zscaler

Client Connector

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 4.2.0.190

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zscaler:client_connector:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-20954	Anti-tampering can be disabled under certain conditions without signature validation. This affects Zscaler Client Connector <4.2.0.190 with anti-tampering enabled.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00228.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://help.zscaler.com/client-connector/client-connector-app-release-summary-2023?applicable_category=windows&applicable_version=4.2.0.190

History

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:zscaler:client_connector::::::windows::*

Subscriptions

Zscaler Client Connector

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Zscaler

Published: 2024-08-06T15:21:51.052Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:44:01.045Z

Reserved: 2024-01-17T15:15:47.221Z

Link: CVE-2024-23456

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:43:49.980Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-08-06T16:15:47.060

Modified: 2026-06-17T07:12:59.140

Link: CVE-2024-23456

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-347
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

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