CVE-2021-26738
Privilege Escalation for ZCC macOS via PATH Variable
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
Zscaler Client Connector para macOS anterior a 3.7 tenía una vulnerabilidad de ruta de búsqueda sin comillas a través de la variable PATH. Un adversario local puede ejecutar código con privilegios de root.
*Credits:
Deutsche Bank Red Team
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2021-02-05 CVE Reserved
- 2023-10-23 CVE Published
- 2023-10-24 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path
CAPEC
- CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
References (1)
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| 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 | Release Notes |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Zscaler Search vendor "Zscaler" | Client Connector Search vendor "Zscaler" for product "Client Connector" | < 3.7 Search vendor "Zscaler" for product "Client Connector" and version " < 3.7" | macos |
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