Is CVE-2023-41972 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-41972 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-41972?

CVE-2023-41972 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-41972?

CVE-2023-41972 has an EPSS score of 0.24% (15th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-41972?

Upgrade client connector to 4.3.0.121 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-41972

HIGH

7.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In some rare cases, there is a password type validation missing in Revert Password check and for some features it could be disabled. Fixed Version: Win ZApp 4.3.0.121 and later.

CWE-280Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions

How to fix

Remediation Available

client connectorNVD

Affected:< 4.3.0.121Fixed in:4.3.0.121CVE-2023-41972derived 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

0.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

15thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 15% of all known CVEs.

References

Release Notes1

help.zscaler.com

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CVE-2024-24116	Critical	9.8	28%	-	-
CVE-2026-20817	High	7.8	5.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-8219	High	7.2	2.2%	-	-
CVE-2012-4550	Medium	5.3	2.1%	-	-
CVE-2020-26195	Medium	5.3	1.8%	-	-
CVE-2019-6570	High	8.8	1.4%	-	Fix

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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.