CVE-2019-8458 — Process Control in Checkpoint Endpoint Security Clients
Severity
4.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 35.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 20
Latest updateMay 24
Description
Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, with Anti-Malware blade installed, before version E81.00, tries to load a non-existent DLL during an update initiated by the UI. An attacker with administrator privileges can leverage this to gain code execution within a Check Point Software Technologies signed binary, where under certain circumstances may cause the client to terminate.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 0.7 | Impact: 3.6