CVE-2023-41969

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-41969?

Upgrade client connector to 4.3 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2023-41969 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-41969 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.31% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 23% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-41969?

CVE-2023-41969 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2023-41969 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for client connector (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An arbitrary file deletion in ZSATrayManager where it protects the temporary encrypted ZApp issue reporting file from the unprivileged end user access and modification. Fixed version: Win ZApp 4.3.0 and later.

CWE-61

How to fix

Remediation Available

client connectorNVD

Affected:< 4.3Fixed in:4.3CVE-2023-41969derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.31%probability of exploitation in 30 days

23rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 23% of all known CVEs.

References

Release Notes1

help.zscaler.com

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CVE-2019-11249	Medium	6.5	3.7%	-	Fix
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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2023-41969?

Upgrade client connector to 4.3 or later.

Is CVE-2023-41969 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-41969 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.31% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 23% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2023-41969?

CVE-2023-41969 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2023-41969 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for client connector (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-10.