2026-08-24 13:40CVE-2026-59565Zscaler
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-229

Local and kernel denial-of-service

A remotely exploitable buffer overflow bug can cause a local and kernel denial-of-service attack on affected versions of Zscaler Client Connector on Windows.

Problem type

Affected products

Zscaler

Client Connector

< Windows: 4.6.0.457, 4.7.0.317, 4.8.0.232, 4.9.0.372 - AFFECTED

References

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-c34f-p2fw-3mjr

A remotely exploitable buffer overflow bug can cause a local and kernel denial-of-service attack...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c34f-p2fw-3mjr

A remotely exploitable buffer overflow bug can cause a local and kernel denial-of-service attack on affected versions of Zscaler Client Connector on Windows.

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https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-59565
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