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CVE-2019-8452 — A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15

A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 to any file on the system will get its permission changed so that all users can access that linked file. Doing this on files with li

CVSS
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EPSS
0.22% (top 55.70%)
CWE
CWE-65
Published
2019-04-22T21:43:19.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T21:17:31.550Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

A hard-link created from log file archive of Check Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062 or Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 to any file on the system will get its permission changed so that all users can access that linked file. Doing this on files with limited access gains the local attacker higher privileges to the file.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Check Point ZoneAlarmCheck Point ZoneAlarmCheck Point ZoneAlarm up to 15.4.062
Check Point ZoneAlarmCheck Point Endpoint Security client for WindowsCheck Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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