CVE-2024-23480 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A fallback mechanism in code sign checking on macOS may allow arbitrary code execution. This issue affects Zscaler Client Connector on MacOS prior to 4.2.

Published: 2024-05-01

Score: 7.5 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

Configuration 1 [-]

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

No data.

Vendor	Product	Confidence	Versions
Zscaler	Client Connector	—	—

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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-2024-20978	A fallback mechanism in code sign checking on macOS may allow arbitrary code execution. This issue affects Zscaler Client Connector on MacOS prior to 4.2.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00277.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://help.zscaler.com/client-connector/client-connector-app-release-summary-2023?applicable_category=macos&applicable_version=4.2

History

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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

Subscriptions

Zscaler Client Connector

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Zscaler

Published: 2024-05-01T16:27:35.730Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:06:24.712Z

Reserved: 2024-01-17T16:32:36.624Z

Link: CVE-2024-23480

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:06:24.712Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-01T17:15:29.033

Modified: 2026-02-17T19:15:26.013

Link: CVE-2024-23480

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T22:15:46Z

Weaknesses

CWE-347

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