CVE-2026-25687 (GCVE-0-2026-25687)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-14 14:37 – Updated: 2026-09-15 03:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ZCC race condition in ZPA tunnel handler
Summary
A race condition in the ZPA tunnel handler of affected versions of Zscaler Client Connector (ZCC) allows a heap corruption, resulting in a denial of service (client crash) and potentially arbitrary code execution in the context of the ZCC process.
Severity
8.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-366 - Race condition within a thread
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zscaler | Client Connector |
Affected:
4.6 , < 4.6.0.486
(custom)
Affected: 4.7 , < 4.7.0.350 (custom) Affected: 4.8 , < 4.8.0.267 (custom) Affected: 4.9 , < 4.9.0.412 (custom) |
guessed |
Date Public
2026-09-14 14:36
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