CVE-2023-28796
IPC Bypass Through PLT Section in ELF
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on Linux allows Code Injection. This issue affects Zscaler Client Connector for Linux: before 1.3.1.6.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IPC Bypass Through PLT Section in ELF
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on Linux allows Code Injection. This issue affects Zscaler Client Connector for Linux: before 1.3.1.6.
- Record
CVE-2023-28796- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-32431
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on Linux allows Code Injection. This issue affects Zscaler Client Connector for Linux: before 1.3.1.6.
- Record
EUVD-2023-32431- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4pxq-qc65-2pqq
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on...
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on Linux allows Code Injection. This issue affects Zscaler Client Connector for Linux: before 1.3.1.6.
- Record
GHSA-4pxq-qc65-2pqq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94, CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on Linux allows Code Injection. This issue affects Zscaler Client Connector for Linux: before 1.3.1.6.
- Record
CVE-2023-28796- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94, CWE-347
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28796 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Zscaler Client Connector, published October 23, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.