High severity · published May 11, 2022
CVE-2022-23743
Check Point ZoneAlarm before version 15.8.200.19118 allows a local actor to escalate privileges during the upgrade process
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Check Point ZoneAlarm before version 15.8.200.19118 allows a local actor to escalate privileges during the upgrade process. In addition, weak permissions in the ProgramData\CheckPoint\ZoneAlarm\Data\Updates directory allow a local attacker the ability to execute an arbitrary file write, leading to execution of code as local system, in ZoneAlarm versions before v15.8.211.192119
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ZO
Zonealarm · Checkpoint
before 15.8.211.192119 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23743
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23743
Release Notes
https://www.zonealarm.com/software/extreme-security/release-history
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