Insecure MacOS code sign check fallback

published 2024-05-01 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-20978

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
public exploits: 0; none known

A fallback mechanism in code sign checking on macOS may allow arbitrary code execution. This issue affects Zscaler Client Connector on MacOS prior to 4.2.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2

Zscaler Client Connector 4.2
zscaler client_connector 4.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-05-10)

Exploit prediction

0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Zscaler Client Connector
zscaler client_connector

Classification

Weakness

CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

help.zscaler.com /client-connector/client-connector-app-release-summary-2023?applicable_category=macos&applicable_version=4.2
release-notes, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-23480
NVD CVE-2024-23480

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Summary