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CVE-2024-23459: 
Zscaler Client Connector vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability has been identified in Zscaler Client Connector on Mac (CVE-2024-23459). The vulnerability affects versions before 3.7 and allows a system file to be overwritten (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been classified with CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access) and received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H. This indicates local access is required, with low attack complexity and privilege requirements, no user interaction needed, and high impacts on integrity and availability but no impact on confidentiality (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows a system file to be overwritten on affected Mac systems, potentially compromising system integrity and availability (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires local access with low attack complexity and privilege requirements. No user interaction is needed to exploit the vulnerability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users should upgrade to Zscaler Client Connector version 3.7 or later to address this vulnerability (Zscaler Release).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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