What is CVE-2021-26738?

CVE-2021-26738 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-10-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-26738?

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

Vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector

CVE-2021-26738

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (13.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Zscaler Client Connector — versions 0
Zscaler Client_connector

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

cve@zscaler.com (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-26738?: CVE-2021-26738 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-26738?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.