CVE-2024-23462
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on MacOS allows a denial of service of the Client Connector binary and thus removing client functionality.This issue affects Client Connector on MacOS: before 3.4.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe vulnerability is an improper validation of integrity check value in Zscaler Client Connector for MacOS. This allows an attacker to cause a denial of service of the Client Connector binary, effectively removing the client's security functionality. The issue stems from insufficient validation of integrity checks, likely allowing tampered binaries or invalid checksums to cause the software to fail or be disabled.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 3.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Zscaler Client Connector is installedRun: ls /Applications/ | grep -i zscaler. Also check ~/Library/Application Support/ for any Zscaler components.Affected if No Zscaler Client Connector application is found in the system.
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Locate the application bundleIf found, identify the full path to the .app bundle, typically /Applications/Zscaler Client Connector.app or similar naming variant.Affected if The application bundle path cannot be determined.
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Extract the installed version numberRun: mdls -name kCFBundleShortVersionString /Applications/Zscaler\ Client\ Connector.app (adjust path if different). Alternatively, inspect the Info.plist within the app bundle for CFBundleShortVersionString.Affected if The version number cannot be retrieved from the application bundle.
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Compare against vulnerable version rangeCompare the extracted version string to the affected range: versions prior to 3.4 are vulnerable (e.g., 3.3.x, 3.2.x, earlier). Version 3.4 and later are not affected.Affected if The installed version is less than 3.4 (e.g., 3.3.0, 3.2.5, etc.).
A user is affected if Zscaler Client Connector is installed on MacOS and the retrieved version number is lower than 3.4.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped3.4
Upgrade Zscaler Client Connector on MacOS to version 3.4 or later to address the improper integrity check validation vulnerability.
Client Connector 3.4 or later for MacOS
- Navigate to the official Zscaler support portal (help.zscaler.com) to download the Client Connector installer
- Ensure you download version 3.4 or later for MacOS
- Uninstall the current version of Zscaler Client Connector from your MacOS system
- Install the newly downloaded Client Connector version 3.4 or later
- Verify the installation was successful and the Client Connector is functioning properly
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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