High severity · published Aug 29, 2019
CVE-2019-8461
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
7.8
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CD
Capsule Docs Standalone Client · Checkpoint
before e80.20 · source: NVD
ES
Endpoint Security · Checkpoint
before e81.30 · source: NVD
RA
Remote Access Clients · Checkpoint
before e81.30 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8461
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8461
Exploit
https://safebreach.com/Post/Check-Point-Endpoint-Security-Initial-Client-for-Windows-Privilege-Escalation-to-SYSTEM
Patch
https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk160812
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