CVE-2024-23464 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In certain cases, Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) can be disabled by PowerShell commands with admin rights. This affects Zscaler Client Connector on Windows <4.2.1

Published: 2024-08-06

Score: 7.2 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	< 4.2.1

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-2024-20962	In certain cases, Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) can be disabled by PowerShell commands with admin rights. This affects Zscaler Client Connector on Windows <4.2.1

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

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 0.00431.

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=4.2.1

History

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo

Subscriptions

Zscaler Client Connector

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Zscaler

Published: 2024-08-06T15:24:03.730Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:41:17.867Z

Reserved: 2024-01-17T15:15:47.222Z

Link: CVE-2024-23464

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:41:03.864Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-08-06T16:15:47.643

Modified: 2026-06-17T07:13:00.273

Link: CVE-2024-23464

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-281
Improper Preservation of Permissions
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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