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    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.

    Published:Oct 23, 2023
    Last Modified:Feb 27, 2025
    EPS:Oct 23, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00038
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Zscaler
    Product
    Client Connector

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-38 Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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