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CVE-2018-8790

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-03-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

Check Point ZoneAlarm version 15.3.064.17729 and below expose a WCF service that can allow a local low privileged user to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM.

Affected products

• Check Point ZoneAlarm: through 15.3.064.17729

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107254
• https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk142952
• https://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafavfw.html#15.4.062.17802
• https://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafree.html#15.4.062.17802
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107254
• https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk142952
• https://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafavfw.html#15.4.062.17802
• https://www.zonealarm.com/software/release-history/zafree.html#15.4.062.17802

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