Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2026 · Assigned by Zscaler

CVE-2026-59565Local and kernel denial-of-service

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Client Connector from Zscaler. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A remotely exploitable buffer overflow bug can cause a local and kernel denial-of-service attack on affected versions of Zscaler Client Connector on Windows.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Zscaler Client Connector 0 – before Windows: 4.6.0.457, 4.7.0.317, 4.8.0.232, 4.9.0.372

Weakness: CWE-229 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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