CVE-2023-28802 Disable Zscaler using machine tunnel restart

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

An authenticated user can disable Zscaler security protections by interrupting a service restart, bypassing ZIA/ZPA controls.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-28802?

CVE-2023-28802 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector, published on 21 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value in Zscaler Client Connector on Windows allows an authenticated user to disable ZIA/ZPA by interrupting the service restart from Zscaler Diagnostics. This issue affects Client Connector: before 4.2.0.149.

Weakness: CWE-354

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28802?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zscaler Client Connector.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28802?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28802 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-28802 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-67fh-hvmh-rhv8.

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