CVEvulnerability

CVE-2022-23742

7.8 HIGH Published 2022-05-12 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2022-05-12
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-59, CWE-65

Description

Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows versions earlier than E86.40 copy files for forensics reports from a directory with low privileges. An attacker can replace those files with malicious or linked content, such as exploiting CVE-2020-0896 on unpatched systems or using symbolic links.

Affected configurations

• checkpoint endpoint security (< e86.40)

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness
  • CWE-65 Windows Hard Link weakness

References