What is CVE-2020-11632?

CVE-2020-11632 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-07-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-11632?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector

CVE-2020-11632

The Zscaler Client Connector prior to 2.1.2.150 did not quote the search path for services, which allows a local adversary to execute code with system privileges.

Published 2021-07-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zscaler Client Connector

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

help.zscaler.com/zscaler-client-connector/client-connector-app-release-summary-… (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11632?: CVE-2020-11632 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-11632?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.