CVE-2019-8452: A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 to any file…

PriorityP344high7.8CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EXPLOIT

EPSS

1.04%

59.6th percentile

A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 to any file on the system will get its permission changed so that all users can access that linked file. Doing this on files with limited access gains the local attacker higher privileges to the file.

Affected

4 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
check_point_zonealarm	check_point_endpoint_security_client_for_windows	—	—
check_point_zonealarm	check_point_zonealarm	—	—
checkpoint	endpoint_security	< e80.96	e80.96
checkpoint	zonealarm	<= 15.4.062	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.04.6MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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