CVE-2026-25687 (CVSS 8.1)

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

8.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0023

Probability of exploitation

0.14%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-366 CWE-366

References

Other References

https://help.zscaler.com/zscaler-client-connector/client-connector-app-release-summary-2026

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-25687? +

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. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-25687? +

CVE-2026-25687 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0023, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-25687? +

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