CVE-2021-26735 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Zscaler Client Connector Installer and Unsintallers for Windows prior to 3.6 had an unquoted search path vulnerability. A local adversary may be able to execute code with SYSTEM privileges.

Published: 2023-10-23

Score: 6.7 Medium

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	< 3.6

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-2021-13522	The Zscaler Client Connector Installer and Unsintallers for Windows prior to 3.6 had an unquoted search path vulnerability. A local adversary may be able to execute code with SYSTEM privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00039.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://help.zscaler.com/zscaler-client-connector/client-connector-app-release-summary-2021

History

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Zscaler Client Connector

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Zscaler

Published: 2023-10-23T13:19:35.867Z

Updated: 2025-02-27T20:40:16.229Z

Reserved: 2021-02-05T20:34:27.823Z

Link: CVE-2021-26735

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T20:33:40.708Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-23T14:15:09.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:56:46.610

Link: CVE-2021-26735

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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