7.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-8461
Check Point Endpoint Security Initial Client for Windows DLL Loading Vulnerability (Local Privilege Escalation)
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 29, 2019, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:49 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-8461 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Checkpoint remote_access_clients
2 Checkpoint capsule_docs_standalone_client
3 Checkpoint endpoint_security
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-8461 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://safebreach.com/Post/Check-Point-Endpoint-Security-Initial-Client-for-Windows-Privilege-Escalation-to-SYSTEM
    Added Reference https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk160812
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. CWE-114
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://safebreach.com/Post/Check-Point-Endpoint-Security-Initial-Client-for-Windows-Privilege-Escalation-to-SYSTEM No Types Assigned https://safebreach.com/Post/Check-Point-Endpoint-Security-Initial-Client-for-Windows-Privilege-Escalation-to-SYSTEM Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk160812 No Types Assigned https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk160812 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-426
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:capsule_docs_standalone_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) e80.20 *cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:endpoint_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) e81.30 *cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:remote_access_clients:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) e81.30
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://safebreach.com/Post/Check-Point-Endpoint-Security-Initial-Client-for-Windows-Privilege-Escalation-to-SYSTEM [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} 0.03%

score

0.48331

percentile

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