Multiple vulnerabilities on affected versions of Zscaler Client Connector allow local privilege escalation, giving an unprivileged user the ability to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context.
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-280
Local privilege escalation
Problem type
Affected products
Zscaler
Client Connector
< Windows: 4.6.0.457, 4.7.0.317, 4.8.0.232, 4.9.0372 - AFFECTED
< MacOS: 4.5.2.312, 4.7.0.292, 4.8.0.191 - AFFECTED
< Linux: 3.7.2.64, 4.2.1.64 - AFFECTED
References
GitHub Security Advisories
GHSA-56q3-pp8q-5vwr
Multiple vulnerabilities on affected versions of Zscaler Client Connector allow local privilege...
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-56q3-pp8q-5vwrMultiple vulnerabilities on affected versions of Zscaler Client Connector allow local privilege escalation, giving an unprivileged user the ability to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context.
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