CVE-2019-8454

Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-04-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-65

Description

A local attacker can create a hard-link between a file to which the Check Point Endpoint Security client for Windows before E80.96 writes and another BAT file, then by impersonating the WPAD server, the attacker can write BAT commands into that file that will later be run by the user or the system.

Affected products

Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows: before e80.96 — fixed in e80.96

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows e80.96. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://supportcenter.us.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk150012
https://supportcenter.us.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk150012

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