7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-6024
Check Point SmartConsole Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Check Point SmartConsole before R80.10 Build 185, R80.20 Build 119, R80.30 before Build 94, R80.40 before Build 415, and R81 before Build 548 were vulnerable to a possible local privilege escalation due to running executables from a directory with write access to all authenticated users.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 20, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 2, 2021, 7:04 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-6024 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 smartconsole
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk142952 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-6024 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-6024 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk142952 No Types Assigned https://supportcontent.checkpoint.com/solutions?id=sk142952 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) r80.10 *cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole:r80.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole:r80.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole:r80.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:smartconsole:r81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Check Point SmartConsole before R80.20 Build 119, R80.30 before Build 94, R80.40 before Build 415, and R81 before Build 548 were vulnerable to a possible local privilege escalation due to running executables from a directory with write access to all authenticated users. Check Point SmartConsole before R80.10 Build 185, R80.20 Build 119, R80.30 before Build 94, R80.40 before Build 415, and R81 before Build 548 were vulnerable to a possible local privilege escalation due to running executables from a directory with write access to all authenticated users.
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-6024 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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User Interaction
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