What is CVE-2023-41971?

CVE-2023-41971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-41971?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector

CVE-2023-41971

An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on Windows allows a system file to be overwritten.This issue affects Client Connector on Windows: before 3.7.

Published 2024-05-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zscaler Client Connector — versions 0
Zscaler Client Connector

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41971?: CVE-2023-41971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-41971?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.