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Outage in Zscaler

Private Service Edge (PSE) – Intermittent Traffic Blocking for Explicit Proxy Traffic

Resolved Minor
April 04, 2026 - Started 25 days ago - Lasted about 14 hours

Incident Report

Summary AI Generated

Zscaler's Private Service Edge (PSE) experienced intermittent traffic blocking issues affecting a subset of customers using explicit proxy traffic, with affected requests returning "Web Application Blocked by Firewall Rule" errors. The incident impacted traffic forwarding functionality and lasted 14.1 hours. Zscaler identified the root cause and implemented mitigation steps to restore normal traffic handling behavior within the data plane.

Zscaler is aware of and actively investigating an issue impacting a subset of customers using Private Service Edge (PSE). Some customers are experiencing intermittent traffic blocking when accessing websites through PSE. Affected requests may return the error: "Web Application Blocked by Firewall Rule."We will continue to provide updates here as the investigation progresses. For detailed updates, please check the Service Status section in your Zscaler customer support portal (CSP). Status changes and additional details will be posted there as they become available.Latest Update - Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:32:37 UTCZscaler has identified the issue and is actively working on mitigation steps to restore expected traffic handling behavior within the data plane.Update - Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:32:37 UTCZscaler has identified the issue and is actively working on mitigation steps to restore expected traffic handling behavior within the data plane.
Components affected
Zscaler Traffic Forwarding

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