CVE-2019-8459: Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, with the VPN blade, before version E80.83, starts a process without using quotes in the path. This can cause…

PriorityP343critical9.8CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

1.19%

64.1th percentile

Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, with the VPN blade, before version E80.83, starts a process without using quotes in the path. This can cause loading of a previously placed executable with a name similar to the parts of the path, instead of the intended one.

Affected

7 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
checkpoint	capsule_docs_standalone_client	< e80.82	e80.82
checkpoint	endpoint_security_clients	< e80.83	e80.83
checkpoint	endpoint_security_server_package	< r77.30.03	r77.30.03
checkpoint	jumbo_hotfix_for_endpoint_security_server	< r77.30	r77.30
checkpoint	remote_access_clients	< e80.83	e80.83
checkpoint	smartconsole_for_endpoint_security_server	< r77.30.03	r77.30.03
checkpoint	smartconsole_for_endpoint_security_server	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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