CVE-2021-26738 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Zscaler Client Connector for macOS prior to 3.7 had an unquoted search path vulnerability via the PATH variable. A local adversary may be able to execute code with root privileges.

Published: 2023-10-23

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	< 3.7

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zscaler:client_connector:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*

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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-2021-13525	Zscaler Client Connector for macOS prior to 3.7 had an unquoted search path vulnerability via the PATH variable. A local adversary may be able to execute code with root privileges.

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 0.00038.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://help.zscaler.com/client-connector/client-connector-app-release-summary-2022?applicable_category=macOS&applicable_version=3.7&deployment_date=2022-08-19&id=1414851

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: 2023-10-23T13:24:49.584Z

Updated: 2025-02-27T20:40:03.972Z

Reserved: 2021-02-05T20:34:27.824Z

Link: CVE-2021-26738

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T20:33:40.800Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-23T14:15:09.187

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:56:46.947

Link: CVE-2021-26738

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-426

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