CVE-2019-8461
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Check Point Endpoint Security Initial Client for Windows before version E81.30 tries to load a DLL placed in any PATH location on a clean image without Endpoint Client installed. An attacker can leverage this to gain LPE using a specially crafted DLL placed in any PATH location accessible with write permissions to the user.
Check Point Endpoint Security Initial Client para Windows versión anterior a E81.30, intenta cargar una biblioteca DLL localizada en cualquier ubicación de RUTA (PATH) en una imagen limpia sin el Endpoint Client instalado. Un atacante puede aprovechar esto para conseguir LPE usando una DLL especialmente diseñada localizada en cualquier ubicación de RUTA (PATH) accesible con permisos de escritura para el usuario.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2019-02-18 CVE Reserved
- 2019-08-29 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-04 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-114: Process Control
- CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://safebreach.com/Post/Check-Point-Endpoint-Security-Initial-Client-for-Windows-Privilege-Escalation-to-SYSTEM | 2024-08-04 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk160812 | 2019-10-09 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Checkpoint Search vendor "Checkpoint" | Capsule Docs Standalone Client Search vendor "Checkpoint" for product "Capsule Docs Standalone Client" | < e80.20 Search vendor "Checkpoint" for product "Capsule Docs Standalone Client" and version " < e80.20" | - |
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| Checkpoint Search vendor "Checkpoint" | Endpoint Security Search vendor "Checkpoint" for product "Endpoint Security" | < e81.30 Search vendor "Checkpoint" for product "Endpoint Security" and version " < e81.30" | windows |
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| Checkpoint Search vendor "Checkpoint" | Remote Access Clients Search vendor "Checkpoint" for product "Remote Access Clients" | < e81.30 Search vendor "Checkpoint" for product "Remote Access Clients" and version " < e81.30" | windows |
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