CVE-2023-41971

CVE-2023-41971 is a medium vulnerability published on May 2, 2024. An Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on Windows allows a system file to be overwritten.This issue affects Client Connector on Windows: before 3.7.

CVE-2023-41971 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 2, 2024, with the most recent update on March 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

CVE-2023-41971 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 8.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

CVE-2023-41971 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-41971, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.