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CVE-2019-8459

Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows, with the VPN blade, before version E80.83, starts a process without us

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.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.00504
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element
CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or Element
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Affected Products & Versions

7
checkpoint jumbo hotfix for endpoint security server< r77.30
checkpoint endpoint security server package< r77.30.03
checkpoint smartconsole for endpoint security server< r77.30.03
checkpoint smartconsole for endpoint security serverall versions
checkpoint endpoint security clients< e80.83
checkpoint remote access clients< e80.83
checkpoint capsule docs standalone client< e80.82
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.0 · cve@checkpoint.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD20 Jun 2019 · 05:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk124972#ResolvedVendor Advisory
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